HANNIBAL
– This evening, Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m., IDOT and MoDOT crews will
close the Champ Clark Bridge on US 54 over the Mississippi River at
Louisiana in Pike County due to flooding in Illinois.

Motorists
traveling into Illinois will be detoured over US 61 and 36 to the Mark
Twain Memorial Bridge at Hannibal, US 61/24 to the Quincy Bayview Bridge
at West Quincy or south to St. Louis. Lighted message signs are being
placed on US 36 and 61 at Hannibal, US 61 and 54 near Bowling Green, 
and at Atlas, Illinois to advise motorists of the road closure.
Motorists will need to follow the detoured routes or consider other
local routes to the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge at Hannibal. Crews will
open the roadway as soon as the water recedes and has been cleared for
safe travel.

With water over several northeast Missouri roads,
motorists are encouraged to check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map at
www.modot.org or call  1-888 ASK MODOT  ( 888-275-6636 ) before starting a trip to the area.