Rains Prompt Closures of Some State Highways

Contact: For Kansas City District: Steve Porter, (816) 622-6329, For Northwest District: Elaine Justus, (816) 387-2353, For North Central District, Tammy Wallace, (660) 385-3176

Torrential rainfall over the past 36 hours is forcing closure of several state routes in MoDOT's Kansas City and Northwest Districts. Here is a list of closures as of 12:30 p.m.. Tuesday, May 8, 2007

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Kansas City District (Updated 5-8-07 12:30 p.m.)

Henry County

Route N at Blairstown
Route K south of Route 18 near Germantown
Route B at the Johnson/Henry county line

Johnson County

Route 23 at Blackwater River bottoms 5 miles south of Concordia
Route E west of Route MM, east of Route 13

Lafayette County

Route D & FF intersection and both routes near Napoleon/Bates City
Route FF west of Route 131
Route 224 just west of Lexington

Platte County

Route E four miles east of Camden Point at the Platte River
Route 9 southbound exit ramp to northbound Route 69
Route KK & B intersection and both routes closed 4 miles south of Ridgely
Route Z a the Platte River between Edgerton and Dearborn

Ray County

Route A just south of Route K
Route O north of Orrick

Northwest District Updated 5/8/07 8:30 a.m.

ANDREW COUNTY
[OPEN] Route V (Andrew/DeKalb) at 7:30 pm
Route T - by the quarry north of Amazonia
Route H
Route 48
Route C
Route B - at Bolckow

ATCHISON COUNTY
Route 59 - between Fairfax & Tarkio
Route 59 - between Route 136 and Route J (5 miles)
Route C - three miles east of Westboro
Route J
[OPEN] Route 136 - closed at the east city limits of Tarkio for one mile east
[OPEN] Interstate 29 at Route 136 southbound - All Traffic will be detoured OFF I-29

BUCHANAN COUNTY
Route 6 - east of W
[OPEN] Route 6 - east of Route P
[OPEN] Route 6 between AB & D
Route 759 - (not closed at this time - sandbagging imminent)
Route FF
Route P - ½ miles east of Route 6
Route P - west of Route 6 closed (Buch/DeKalb line)
Route P - north of Route 6
Route MM - closed south of Quarry Road (two miles south of Route DD)
Route MM - closed at Route 116
[OPEN] Route 371 - not closed (water over the road)
[OPEN] Route DD - by Gower
Route H - closed
Route C - closed south of Route 36

CALDWELL COUNTY
Route F - 9 miles east of Route 13
Route A - Three miles south of Route 36
Route 13 - railroad overpass - drain plugged - 3" of water - south edge of Polo [Scheduled to Open at 9:30 am]
[OPEN] Route J - South of Route D is open (1:20 pm)
[OPEN] Route D - South of Old Route 36, north of Mirable at Shoal Creek closed at 1:20 pm
[OPEN] Route W - At the end of state maintenance is closed. At 7:47 pm
[OPEN] Route N - ¾ mile east of Route A is closed at 4:30 PM
Route U - closed at 8:00 pm

CLINTON COUNTY
[OPEN] Route N
[OPEN] Route T - between 36 & Route M [Open at 10:00 am]
[OPEN] Route 69 - south of Cameron [Open]
[OPEN] Route DD - by Gower
[OPEN] Route NN - Opened at 1:45 pm
[OPEN] Route H - 1-2" of water on the road, but you can get through

GENTRY COUNTY
Route B - west of the junction of Routes B & O (for two miles)
Route ZZ
Route F - at Route 136
[OPEN] Route J (Opened at 3:55 pm)
Route A
Route H
Route O
Route T - Into McFall - Closed at 3:55 pm. Water is 3" deep on the roadway

HOLT COUNTY
[OPEN] Interstate 29 - Northbound closed at MM 84 (Mound City) (rising at 2:00 pm)
[OPEN] Interstate 29 - Southbound closed at mm 88 (Craig) (rising at 2:00 pm)
Route 111 - Water over the road - closed at Craig & Big Lake [will close at 11:20 am north of Forest City.
Levee broke south of Route 159 at 2:00 pm
Route 159 closed to the west at the intersection with Route 111 at 7:30 pm

NODAWAY COUNTY
Route 46 from Route 113 to Route PP
Route D
Route 113 - South edge of Skidmore
Route U east of Arkoe
[OPEN] Route VV - ½ to ¾ miles west of Route A & Route H (Platte River)
[OPEN] Route 246 - 4 miles west of Route H (water over road - not closed)
Route NN - ½ mile west of Parnell (closed at 3:48 pm)

DAVIESS COUNTY
[OPEN] Route M - Six miles east of Route 13
[OPEN] Route J - ½ mile south of Route D at 11:30 am
Route 69 - south of Pattonsburg
Route AA
Route Z - at old Pattonsburg
Route B - 4 miles east of Coffey
[OPEN] Route 69 - by the junction of Route 6 & 69 - 90' section of shoulder washed out. [Road to open at 9:25 am]
DEKALB COUNTY
[OPEN] Route 31 - from Route 36 to Clarksdale [Open at 9:34 am]
[OPEN] Route O - between Route N & Route 31
Route V - Closed two miles west of Route 31

DEKALB/DAVIESS COUNTY
[OPEN] Route W - between A & D at 7:52 am.
Route E - between D & 69
[OPEN] Route C - Between 6 & 36
[OPEN] Route O - between N and 31

HARRISON COUNTY
[OPEN] Route ZZ
[OPEN] Route M
[OPEN] Route 69 - north of Bethany and south of Route 136
[OPEN] Route AA
Route M - 2 miles west of Eagleville
[OPEN] Route B - north of Mt. Moriah
[OPEN] Route EE & M - water over the road
Route 69 & 136 west of Bethany - closed between Route D & Route 13
Route 69 - one mile north of Bethany

WORTH
[OPEN] Route T - ½ mile north of Allendale opened at 8:15 am
[OPEN] Route W - ½ mile west of Oxford (water over road - not closed)
[OPEN] Route F - ½ miles south of Iowa/Missouri border (water over road - not closed)
Route F - Road closed due to culvert wash out three miles south of Route 46 and Route F junction.
[OPEN] Route A - opened at 8:15 am

North Central District

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