Lane Closures on US 63 North of Columbia Start Nov. 4

Drivers on U.S. 63 just north of Columbia should expect single-lane closures starting Nov. 4 as crews paint the Wagon Trail Road bridge over the highway.

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the work Thursday. Crews will apply a protective coating to the bridge’s supporting structure, with closures on both U.S. 63 and Wagon Trail Road for roughly two weeks:

• Nov. 4-9: daytime single-lane closures, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Nov. 9-16: overnight single-lane closures, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

MoDOT says most of the work will have little effect on traffic, and that all work is weather-permitting and subject to change. It is separate from the Clark Lane sidewalk work that starts Nov. 3 and from the I-70 lane shift near Boonville.

Five more bridges later

The Wagon Trail Road bridge is the first of six in a project spanning Boone, Cole and Moniteau counties. MoDOT lists the rest in this order:

• U.S. 63 bridges over Boone County Route B (Paris Road) in Columbia: late November or early December
• Missouri Route 179 over Moniteau Creek in Moniteau County: early to mid-January
• Moniteau County Route U over Howard Creek: early February
• Westbound U.S. 54 over the Neighorn Branch in Cole County: late February

Those are projected start dates and may shift with the weather.

Check before you go

See the Times’ Road Conditions page or MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at traveler.modot.org. MoDOT’s 24-hour customer service line is 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636), and project questions go to MoDOT Central District Communications at (573) 522-5178.