Nighttime Repaving Scheduled for Route 47 West of Troy

TROY, MO - MoDOT has announced that a $1.1 million resurfacing project is scheduled to begin on Missouri Route 47 in Lincoln County as early as the week of July 20.

MoDOT released a project map illustrating the exact boundaries of the upcoming Route 47 resurfacing work, which stops at the Route H and J intersection.

The project will focus on the eastern stretch of the corridor. Paving crews will lay down fresh asphalt starting just west of the Routes H and J intersection and continue eastward into Troy, wrapping up at Turnbull Trail, just east of Lincoln Drive.

For local motorists who regularly travel this corridor, the project boundaries stop short of the western portion of the highway. While the stretch heading east into Troy will receive a smooth layer of new asphalt, the paving ends right at the H/J intersection. This leaves out the heavily degraded stretch heading west toward Hawk Point, where many drivers currently utilize the shoulder to avoid the rough pavement.

Because crews will be working during overnight hours to minimize daytime traffic disruptions, motorists should prepare for a different traffic pattern if traveling late:

• Hours: Work will take place nightly between 7:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.

• Traffic Control: The roadway will be reduced to a single lane where crews are actively working, with flaggers and a pilot car directing traffic through the work zone.

• Restrictions: A strict 12-foot width restriction will be enforced during active working hours.

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The contract was awarded to Magruder Paving, LLC of Troy, and all work is anticipated to be complete by late summer, weather permitting.

The reason this specific resurfacing project stops at the H/J intersection is due to a completely separate, larger MoDOT initiative planned for the western side of the corridor. The heavily worn section between Hawk Point and Troy is part of an upcoming $18.8 million safety and widening project.

MoDOT is hosting an open-house public informational meeting on Monday, July 13, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hawk Point Lions Club building (180 W. Lincoln St.) to discuss construction phases, traffic control plans, and detour routes for that western stretch.

The team here at Lincoln CountyWatch plans to attend the July 13 meeting to cover the details firsthand and report back on what residents can expect when the wider project officially begins later this summer.

Drivers are reminded to stay alert, avoid distractions, and follow all posted signs and flagger instructions when traveling through the active overnight work zones. Real-time updates can be found on the MoDOT Traveler Information Map.

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