MACON - The north section of the Miami River Bridge will be imploded on Tuesday, November 3, at 7:00 a.m. This implosion is part two of a three part demolition project. The implosion can be viewed from the public river access area near the bridge. The original schedule had the implosion occuring at 8:00 a.m., but that time has been moved up one hour to 7:00 a.m.

The Miami River Bridge project calls for a partial replacement of the bridge. The overhead truss will be removed along with all the current decking and girders. When completed, the bridge will have new decking and girders and be 26-feet wide (11-foot lanes with 2-foot shoulders). The life expectancy of the new bridge is 50-plus years.

Last year, explosive charges were used successfully in the demolition of the Glasgow River Bridge, which was a project nearly identical to the Miami Bridge project. That project has since been completed.

For more information, contact the MoDOT District 2 Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MoDOT (275-6636) between 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or visit the project's website at http://www.modot.mo.gov/northcentral/miamibridgeproject.htm.