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03/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/05/2026 12:20

Now Open: Belt Highway and Messanie Street in St. Joseph

St. Joseph, Mo. - Access to and from Messanie Street at U.S. Route 169 in St. Joseph is now open following the completion of traffic signal upgrades. RS Electric, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened access today, Thursday, March 5.

During the traffic signal upgrades the southbound U.S. Route 169 traffic signal mast arm was replaced with a longer one, allowing for the addition of a dedicated left-turn signal, and all left-turn signals were upgraded to flashing yellow arrows. Click here to learn more about Flashing Yellow Left-Turn Arrows | Missouri Department of Transportation.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

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