MACON - MoDOT has announced plans to open to traffic the Route 127 Bridge over the Blackwater River in Saline County on Friday afternoon, October 16. The bridge is located at the south edge of Sweet Springs.

The bridge, chosen as a candidate for the Safe & Sound Bridge Program, was closed on July 13, 2009, to replace the deteriorated bridge deck. The Safe & Sound Program will replace or repair 802 bridges by October 2014.  Seventy-five bridges in north central Missouri are included in the program.

For more information about these bridges and others in the Safe & Sound Program, contact the MoDOT District 2 Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MoDOT (275-6636) or visit our website at http://www.modot.mo.gov/northcentral/safesoundprogram.htm.

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