Two Holt County Routes to Close Next Week For Railroad Maintenance

Railroad maintenance will close Holt County Missouri Route 111 just north of U.S. Route 159 and Route P in Fortescue next week.

Contractors working with BNSF Railroad, under a permit from the Missouri Department of Transportation, will perform the work.

Route 111 will close at the crossing just north of U.S. Route 159 on Monday, October 17, at 7 a.m.

The road will remain closed through 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 18.

Signed detours will direct motorists over U.S. Route 159, Route P, and Missouri Route 118 around the closure.

Route P will close at the crossing in Fortescue on Thursday, October 20, at 7 a.m. and remain closed around the clock through Monday, October 24, at 5 p.m.

A signed detour will direct motorists around the closure using Routes 118 and 111 and U.S. Route 159.

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