Shamrock/Liberty Road work to start Monday

Shamrock/Liberty Road on the south side of U.S. 50/63 in Jefferson City and the median crossover at the intersection will close Monday as part of a project to make travel in the area safer.

Shamrock/Liberty Road travelers on the south side of U.S. 50/63 will have to use Route M and the U.S. 50/63 and Route M interchange to access U.S. 50/63. Eastbound U.S. 50/63 traffic will access Shamrock on the north side of U.S. 50/63 by taking eastbound U.S. 50/63 to the Militia Drive interchange then taking westbound 50/63 to Shamrock.

When the intersection reopens by June 1, the following traffic movements will be permanent:

Access to Liberty/Shamrock Road on the south side of U.S. 50 will be reduced to right turns only from eastbound U.S. 50.

Northbound traffic on Liberty/Shamrock Road from the south side of U.S. 50 will be able to turn right onto eastbound U.S. 50.

Westbound U.S. 50 traffic will be able to turn right to go north on Shamrock Road.

Southbound traffic on Shamrock from the north side of U.S. 50 will be able to turn right onto westbound U.S. 50.

Eastbound traffic on U.S. 50 will be able to turn left to go north on Shamrock.

"This work is a step in the right direction to making the intersection safer," David Silvester, Missouri Department of Transportation Central District engineer, said. "The changes address the two main crash causes at the intersection: motorists making right turns out of North Shamrock onto 50/63, and drivers making left turns out of South Shamrock/Liberty Lane to head west into Jefferson City."

The project also includes repairing and resurfacing eastbound and westbound U.S. 50 from the Moreau River to near the Osage County line, as well as adding a deceleration lane to eastbound U.S. 50 and an acceleration lane to westbound U.S. 50 at the Lisletown intersection.

Motorists should be prepared for single-lane closures at various locations along U.S. 50 during the work on the project, which is scheduled for completion in July.

More information about this project, including maps, diagrams,and frequently asked questions, is available online at MoDOT.org/Central.