07/24/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/24/2026 09:57
JEFFERSON COUNTY - Motorists traveling through Meramec Bottom Road will need to seek alternate routes overnight Wednesday, August 5, as the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the on-ramp from Meramec Bottom Road to southbound Interstate 55.
Crews will close the ramp from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Thursday, August 6th to place the new concrete bridge surface on the Meramec River Bridge.
Drivers can access southbound I-55 from either Arnold/Route 141 or Butler Hill Road.
All work is weather-dependent. For up-to-date traffic and travel info, motorists can check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/.
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