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Blanchette Bridge Inspection Rescheduled For Monday

MoDOT will conduct the annual safety inspection of the bridge between Aug. 8 and 18.

Blanchette Bridge will close for an annual safety inspection from the Missouri Department of Transportation starting Monday.

The inspection had previously been scheduled but was called off so that crews could respond to an emergency elsewhere in the state.

Drivers can expect one lane on eastbound Interstate 70 to close between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. from Aug. 8 through Aug. 11.

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Two lanes on westbound Interstate 70 will be closed between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. from August 15 until August 18. Crews will inspect the two right lanes and then move to the two left lanes as they complete inspection work.

Three lanes on the bridge will remain open at all times.


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