If you’ve driven U.S. Route 36 near Osborn in recent weeks you’ve noticed a lot of activity. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to rebuild and resurface portions of U.S. Route 36. Herzog and their sub-contractors first built crossovers and turn lanes around the Route 33 north and Route M […]
A Carrollton resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went into a ditch in northern Carroll County. 46-year-old Erik Dempsey was transported to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened Friday night on Route M east of Highway 65 in Carroll County as Dempsey began to make a […]
A reminder for motorists who use the bridge on Harrison Route EE over Muddy Creek located 0.1 mile south of Route M. The bridge it is scheduled to be closed beginning Monday, March 12 through mid-May for bridge deck replacement. Contractors from Chester Bross Construction Company of Palmyra, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, […]
Beginning the second week of March, contractors from Chester Bross Construction Company of Palmyra, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will begin a bridge deck replacement on Harrison County Route EE over Big Muddy Creek located 0.1 miles south of Route M. The bridge will close the morning of March 12 and will remain […]
In-depth under-bridge inspections take place throughout the year by crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Central Office. While the bridge inspection crews based in Northwest Missouri work to inspect most of the bridges in this area, there are some that require specialized equipment. This program of inspection, repair, and maintenance of the more than […]
A Browning resident has been seriously injured in a traffic accident at an intersection four miles north of Brookfield. The highway patrol said 63-year-old Ricky Moore was taken by ambulance to the Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield. He was a passenger in a car driven by 57-year-old Rita McGhee of Browning. The driver of another […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Marceline teen died and a Brookfield teen was arrested after a one-vehicle accident five miles east of Purdin Friday night. Seventeen-year-old Alex Coyle of Brookfield traveled north on Route M when the vehicle he drove crossed the center line. He overcorrected, causing the vehicle to run off the right side […]
A Union Star teen has died as the result of his sports utility vehicle striking a tractor trailer truck’s towed unit six miles northwest of Union Star Thursday evening around 5:30. The Patrol reports 16-year-old Zachary Richey traveled west on County Road 229, and 31-year old Robert Hill of Platte City traveled north on Route […]
Two were hurt in the collision of a pickup truck and a car north of Brookfield late Friday afternoon. The driver of the pickup, 24-year old Jasmine Stanfield of Brookfield, was transported to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with moderate injuries. The driver of the car, 48-year old Michael Fowler of Brookfield, also was taken to […]
Route M in Caldwell County will close tomorrow for a culvert replacement. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close Route M from Old U.S. Route 36 in Breckenridge south to NE Chicago Drive between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Motorists will need to use an alternate route during […]
Contractors working with the Missouri Department of Transportation now plan to close one lane of U.S. Highway 69 for pavement improvements beginning Thursday, Oct. 27. The road will be narrowed in approximately two miles sections between the Iowa state line and Route M near Eagleville throughout the duration of the project. First, contractor crews will prepare the road surface by […]
A water main break has been located by Daviess County Public Water Supply District #2. The break was reported near the intersection of Route M and 285th Street in southern Daviess County. Affected are rural water customers south of that point, outside the town of Breckenridge, who receive their water service from Daviess County Water […]
Drier conditions allowed several Northwest Missouri routes to reopen after closing yesterday due to high water. Routes in Carroll, Daviess, and Livingston counties remain closed, however. Situations can change quickly, especially during flooding. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and to not drive through any water over the roadway. It only takes six inches of […]
A chip and seal project on Harrison County Route M has been delayed due to equipment problems. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation are hoping to be able to reschedule the chip seal project for early next week (June 13-17) During the work, Route M will be closed jut west of Eagleville, […]
Two residents of Humeston, Iowa were hurt when a car when a car went off a road west of Powersville, hit a fence, and overturned. Fifteen-year old Kaylee Rains and 16-year old Tyler Rains were taken to Wayne County Hospital in Corydon (Iowa), with what the Highway Patrol described as minor injuries. They were passengers […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Feb. 29 – March 6 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout […]
