Holt County U.S. Route 159 Closing August 31 to September 2

A pavement improvement project is set to close Holt County U.S. Route 159 for three days starting Wednesday.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Phillips Hardy, Inc. to complete the project which will close U.S. Route 159 around-the-clock Wednesday, August 31 through Friday, September 2

U.S. Route 159 will close from Route 111 near Forest City to the Little Tarkio Creek Bridge west of Route P. The intersection at Route P south of Fortescue will be closed with no access from Route P to U.S. Route 159. The intersection at Route 111 north of Forest City will remain open.

During the closure, motorists must use an alternate route.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.