Roads in and around North Jefferson City have reopened to traffic after being closed for nearly a month and a half by floodwaters from the Missouri River.
Fields near the Noren River Access remain flooded, but all other roads in the former Cedar City area were opened Monday and Tuesday, said Jefferson City Public Works Director Matt Morasch.
"There are some minor repairs, but overall they look in pretty good shape," Morasch said. "We'll have to do some shoulder work on roads out to the airport and wastewater treatment plant."
Morasch said cleanup is in full swing at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport, with private contractors working to help businesses reopen.
"We're focusing on getting the runways cleaned off so that we can start doing daytime flights, but I'm not sure how soon we'll be able start those," Morasch said. "We still have to go through the control tower and the lighting system as well."
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Missouri River in Jefferson City was at 24.5 feet - just a foot and a half above flood stage of 23 feet.
The National Weather Service in St. Louis forecast the river will go below flood stage sometime Friday, a point it hasn't reached since late May. Once the river recedes to flood stage, the forecast calls for it to stay around 22 feet through next week.
"We've had to pull our public works crews off working projects they'd be normally doing at this time of the year so they could work on flooding issues," Morasch said. "We ask that residents please be patient as we start back to trying to address potholes and our overlay work."
As of Tuesday afternoon, parts of Missouri 94 and Missouri 100 were still closed due to flooding, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Additional weather resources:
Corps of Engineers Missouri River basin reports