Construction has begun to replace Grandview's 60-year-old Main Street Bridge. The new bridge will be about 20 feet wider and provide a safer place for people to walk.
Travelers may have already noticed the temporary signals placed on the bridge earlier this month.
The City of Grandview said the project is set to begin March 27. MoDOT said I-49 will be reduced to one lane in each direction during bridge demolition, "traffic will utilize the outer roads to bypass the work." Then NB I-49 will be reduced to two lanes during the construction of the bridge piers.
Crews will not be closing down the entire bridge during this project. They will begin work on the south end of the bridge in March and then move to the north end in July. While this is happening there will only be one eastbound and westbound lane open on Main St.
There will also be no left turns from Main Street onto the Frontage Roads, according to the City of Grandview.
MoDOT is hoping to complete the new bridge by November of this year, weather permitting. The project is expected to cost more than $3 million.
This begins as crews continue to work on a bridge just south of Main Street. The 155th St Bridge was torn down in February and will be replaced. It is expected to reopen in December. That project has reduced northbound and southbound I-49 to two lanes.
