More Highway 54 Construction: Nightly Lane Closures To Begin In Jeff City

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Highway 54 in Jefferson City is getting an overhaul, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is alerting drivers that there will be multiple projects happening simultaneously over the next several months. Beginning tonight — Monday, July 22 — sections of Highway 54 northeast of the Missouri River will be closed at night for repair.

The repair work is in preparation for a resurfacing project to begin in August. The nightly lane closures will go from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.

Construction crews plan to begin on eastbound U.S. Route 54 just north of the Missouri River progressing east toward the Holts Summit area, then will make repairs on the same portion of westbound U.S. Route 54. Resurfacing is tentatively scheduled to begin in mid-August.

The pavement repair and resurfacing will improve both east and westbound U.S. Route 54 from the Missouri River Bridges to just north of Kingdom City. The resurfacing for the full stretch of road will be completed in 2025.

Part of these nightly lane closures will be in close proximity to two other work zones: head-to-head traffic configuration south of the Missouri River and ramp restrictions north of the Missouri River at the U.S. Route 54/U.S. Route 63/Missouri Route 94 interchange.

The most up-to-date information about the work taking place and the associated traffic impacts along the busy U.S. Route 54 corridor in Jefferson City can be found at www.modot.org/guide-us-route-54-improvement-projects-jefferson-city.