(KAIR)--Commuters take note, as a well traveled Missouri route is set to close for work.

According to the Missouri Depatment of Transportation, Missouri Highway 45, between Highway 273 and Route P, will close Tuesday for nearly one month. The affected route of travel will be between Weston, Missouri to the 273 cutoff, meaning potential affects on Atchison-area motorists traveling to and from Kansas City.

A release from MoDot explains that the closure is being done in order for the transportation department to conduct erosion repair work.

The closure is planned to begin at 7:00 Tuesday morning and remain in place until the evening of February 6. Alternate routes will have to be used by motorists during the time of the closure.

All work is weather permitting.