Crews will close one lane of northbound and southbound I-29 at Cookingham Drive (Exit 36) n Platte County, Mo., beginning Monday, Aug. 10, for bridge rehabilitation work, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
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The bridge rehabilitation will be completed in two phases, a spokesman stated.
A “zipper merge” will be used in the southbound lane of the work zone. To help ease the congestion this work may cause, motorists are encouraged to take turns merging safely as they enter the work zone, according to MoDOT.
In most work zones, motorists start to merge as soon as they see warning signs and learn which lane ahead is closed. However, in the case of a zipper merge drivers will fill both lanes and take turns merging every other vehicle at the point of the lane closure, according to the spokesman.
Motorists who are going to Kansas City International Airport should make the appropriate adjustments to meet departure and arrival times, according to the spokesman. All work is weather dependent.