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Highway 59 closed near Atchison

By Brian Hagen

09/23/2019

(KAIR)--U.S. 59 Highway east of Atchison has been closed again because of flooding.

That word sent out early Tuesday morning in an alert by the St. Joseph Police Department.

The alert says the road is shutdown from Highway 45 to Atchison.

As the Missouri River continues to rise, a local Kansas roadway joins those in Missouri and Nebraska in being closed due to flooding.

According to Doniphan County Emergency Management, K-7 Highway, north of White Cloud, was closed Monday morning due to water over the roadway.

On Sunday, the Missouri Department of Transportation closed U.S. Route 159, from Rulo, Nebraska to Route 111, in Missouri. Route 111 to Route 118, in Holt County, Missouri, was also closed Sunday

In Doniphan County, the river as of Monday morning, had climbed to 21.13 feet. According to Doniphan County Emergency Management, it’s expected to crest Tuesday at 22.6 feet, and then slowly fall to 19 feet.

The Missouri River at Atchison Monday morning stood at 22.81 feet, and is expected to crest Tuesday night into Wednesday morning and then begin a slow decline.

The rise in the river is due to recent heavy rain, leading to an increase in water releases from Gavins Point Dam.

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