MoDOT Missouri Department of Transportation : TRAFFIC ALERT Business Route 60 Bridge Over BNSF Railroad east of Monett OPEN to Traffic

Where: Business Route 60 bridge over the BNSF railroad east of Monett

When: Noon, Friday, Jan. 12

What: Business Route 60 bridge over the BNSF railroad is OPEN to traffic after contractor crews completed replacement of the old bridge

Project details:

• Project replaced old truss bridge with new higher and wider bridge over BNSF railroad east of Monett
• New bridge no longer has height restrictions because the overhead truss system was removed
• Demolition of the old bridge began in mid-July
• Total cost to replace the bridge: $3.7 million
• Prime contractor: Hartman & Company, Inc., Springfield
• Contractor has some minor clean-up work remaining on the project that won't impact traffic
• The original contract completion date was Dec. 29, 2017, but construction delays pushed that date into January 2018

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