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Interstate-29 reopens in NW MO

By John Nixon

05/08/2019

(KLZA)--The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Wednesday morning that Interstate-29 has reopened to all traffic from north of St. Joseph to the Iowa state line.

The roadway has been closed since late March due to flooding.

More than 12-thousand vehicles utilize I-29 through Northwest Missouri daily to access locations to the north. Due to the lack of detour routes in Northwest Missouri that could handle that many cars, trucks and heavy commercial vehicles, all through traffic was rerouted with much of the traffic utilizing Highway 36 in Kansas to Highway 75 going north in Nebraska.

About eight miles north of the Missouri – Iowa border, traffic will move head-to-head and a 12-foot width restriction will be in place. Motorists should expect delays.

Many other routes throughout the region remain flooded in Missouri and Iowa. Travelers do not have access to several roads west of I-29 in Holt and Atchison counties including US Routes 159 and 136, commonly referred to as the Rulo and Brownville Missouri River crossings. These roads were heavily damaged by the flooding and remain closed.

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