St. Joseph roads to close for water main repairs

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Westbound Route U to U.S. Route 59 in St. Joseph will be closed beginning Tuesday, July 8, for watermain repairs.

The road will be closed starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday and the repairs are expected to be completed by midday on Wednesday, July 9.

Sprague Excavating, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will be detouring traffic north onto Packers Avenue and then east on Illinois Avenue, back to U.S. Route 59. Westbound traffic will be unaffected.

To get more information about the project and work zone areas, call 888-ASK-MODOT or visit www.modot.org/northwest.