Officials close roads due to flooding and safety concerns

Transportation officials closed roads due to flooding and safety concerns Wednesday.

Posted: May 8, 2019 9:23 PM

Posted By: Madeline McClain

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Transportation officials closed roads due to flooding and safety concerns Wednesday.

The following roads are closed as of Wednesday night:

Buchanan County: U.S. 59, west of Route 45 to Atchison, Kansas, is reduced to one lane due to flooding.
Highway 2: Closed at the Nebraska City exit in Iowa and exit 99 to Corning is covered in water.
Most Roadways to the west of I-29 remain closed in Atchison and Holt Counties.
Rulo and Brownsville: Missouri River Crossings remain closed.

ALERT: Buchanan Co US Rte 59 west of Rte 45 (to Atchison, KS) reduced to one lane due to flooding. Temporary signals in place. Expect delays. NEVER drive through water over a roadway or move barricades. pic.twitter.com/vS8zgxj8yO
— MoDOT Northwest (@ModotNorthwest) May 8, 2019

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