Orange Barrel Report November 4

KBSI FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

SIKESTON, Mo., (KBSI) — Route M in Iron County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction lane as contractor crews perform shoulder repairs.

This section of roadway is located from Boulder Drive and Longwood Drive near Ironton, Missouri.

Weather permitting, work will take place from Monday, Nov. 9 through Friday, Nov. 13 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

As part of the SR 55 bridge replacements project over I‑24 at Exit 111 in Coffee County, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will perform significant construction activities requiring a full weekend closure of I‑24 and SR 55. This work is scheduled from 9:00 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2026, through 6:00 a.m. Monday, November 9, 2026.

During this period, crews will conduct the first of two planned weekend closures of I‑24 at Exit 111, with interstate traffic routed up and over the exit ramps to bypass the work zone. This closure is necessary to complete the demolition of the SR 55 South bridge. A second weekend closure, planned for a later date, will be required to demolish the SR 55 North bridge.

SR 55 over I‑24 will also be fully closed for the entire weekend, and a signed detour will be in place to guide drivers around the closure. This is necessary to safely perform bridge demolition and prepare the roadway for a new traffic configuration. A detailed detour map will be provided once available.

While SR 55 is closed, crews will also complete a traffic shift to support ongoing construction. When SR 55 reopens at 6:00 a.m. Monday, traffic will resume in a new pattern: all SR 55 South traffic will be shifted onto the SR 55 North bridge, with one lane of travel in each direction maintained on that structure while the SR 55 South bridge is removed and replaced.

Drivers will access Manchester using Exit 110 or Exit 114. Message boards throughout the area will provide additional advance notice and direct drivers accordingly.

A slope stabilization project is planned on KY 2194 in Graves County near U.S. 45 (about mile point 3), north of Hickory, starting on Monday, Nov. 9, weather permitting.

Expect one-lane alternating traffic weekdays for about 2 weeks.