Desloge Highway 67 Bridge Replacement

(Desloge, MO) Construction to replace the southbound U.S. Route 67 bridge over Route 8 in St. Francois County is slated to begin this June. The bridge is located at the Desloge exit. The work is scheduled to begin Wednesday, June 1st and end Tuesday August 30th weather permitting. As construction is underway, Route 8 will be closed in the vicinity of the bridge and southbound Route 67 traffic will utilize the exit and entrance ramps. Traffic will be diverted onto the southbound off ramp with options to travel westbound on Route 8 or continue southbound on the southbound Route 67 on ramp. Signed detours will be in place for northbound Route 67 traffic to Route 8, Route 8 east to northbound Route 67, and Cedar Falls Road. Detour routes will use existing interchanges at Parkway Drive and the Orchard area. The bridge is included in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Bootheel Bridge Bundle design build project, which will improve 17 bridges throughout Southeast Missouri. Completion of the Bootheel Bridge Bundle design build project is anticipated on, or before, Dec. 31, 2023. The design build project website is available at modot.org