Nance: Emergency Repairs to Route 10 over Route 69 in Excelsior Springs.

Representative Nance would like for you to be informed of the following information:

Emergency Repairs Close Route 10 over Route 69 in Excelsior Springs

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation has temporarily closed the Route 10 Bridge over Route 69 to perform emergency repairs after maintenance crews noticed a hole in the bridge deck. The bridge will remain closed until repairs are complete by the end of day tomorrow.

Crews immediately closed the bridge once it was determined that a steel plate would not safely allow vehicles to pass over the damaged area on the bridge deck. The bridge was built in 1954 and carries 8589 vehicles daily. It is currently scheduled to receive a new bridge deck through the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program beginning late-July. All work to rehabilitate the bridge is expected to be complete by Oct. 1.

A signed detour will be in place during this closure. Traffic can use the Route 10 Spur to bypass the bridge.

Inclement weather could postpone the project. For further information about this project and others, please visit MoDOT's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/modot.kansascity, Twitter site at www.twitter.com/modot_kc, or web site at www.modot.mo.gov/kansascity. You can also contact MoDOT 24 hours-a-day at 888-ASK-MODOT to find out information or report road concerns.