Traffic to be detoured at I-70 interchange

Motorists traveling on the I-70 and U.S. 54 interchange through Kingdom City will be detoured in the upcoming weeks due to a pavement replacement and improvement project.

The detours are set to begin Tuesday and are scheduled to end Nov. 23. Traffic detours are not scheduled to be active Saturdays and Sundays.

The tentative schedule for detours, which is subject to change due to weather, is:

Beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, traffic from eastbound U.S. 54 to westbound I-70 will be detoured. Motorists on eastbound U.S. 54 can access westbound I-70 via the following detour: eastbound I-70 to exit 155 (Routes A and Z), then use the interchange to access westbound I-70. The detour will be in place until next Friday.

Traffic from westbound I-70 to westbound U.S. 54 will also be detoured. Motorists on westbound I-70 can access westbound U.S. 54 via the following detour: westbound I-70 to exit 144 (Route M), then use the interchange to eastbound I-70 to exit 148 at Kingdom City. This detour will be in place until next Friday.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will send out information each week about the project to keep motorists informed of project schedules. Message boards will also be put out on U.S. 54 and I-70 to give motorists advanced notice of the closures.