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Route M in southern Buchanan County is now closed, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. A culvert on Route M is scheduled to be replaced next week between Nichols Road and SW 66th Road. Crews have been filling the area around the culvert with gravel, but rains are washing it out, necessitating closing the road earlier than previously scheduled.
With the current weather conditions, crews will not be able to begin work on replacing the culvert until next week. The road is closed now and will remain closed until 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Motorists are asked to use an alternate route and to not drive around barricades.
“When we close a route, it is for the safety of the traveling public, which remains our number one priority,” said Northwest District Engineer Don Wichern. “Crews tried to keep the road open as long as they could, but conditions made it necessary to close the road so motorists are not at risk.”