TRAFFIC ALERT: All I-44 lanes OPEN at Fidelity (Exit 18)

ALL lanes of I-44 are open at Exit 18, nearly a month after a construction crane hit girders underneath the roadway.

Read more from MoDOT below:

Where: All I-44 lanes in both directions at I-44/I-49 bridge (Exit 18) in Jasper County at Fidelity

When: All lanes OPEN to traffic as of 3 a.m., Monday, July 10

What: Contractor crews are painting girders under east- and westbound I-44 bridges. Expect periodic lane closures, slowed traffic on I-49/Missouri Route 59 under the I-44 bridges for the duration of the work, Monday-Friday, July 10-14.

Traffic Impacts:

• All east- and westbound I-44 lanes OPEN to traffic
• Periodic lane closures on I-49 under the I-44 bridges during nighttime hours (7 p.m.-7 a.m., Monday-Friday)
• All I-49 lanes OPEN during daytime hours
• The clover leaf ramps at the I-44/I-49 interchange (Exit 18) remain CLOSED for the duration of the repairs
• No signed detours
• Signs and message boards will alert traffic approaching the work zone
• Drivers urged to consider alternate routes
• Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts