A south-central Missouri highway will stretch 50 miles of Highway 32 and includes work in Texas County, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Preventative maintenance on 50 miles across multiple counties is set to get underway the week of Aug. 12.
Construction crews plan to begin applying a seal coat on Highway 32 at Dallas County Highway P and progress east to Harrison Avenue in Lebanon, then will start at Highway 17 in Texas County progressing west to the southern junction with Highway 5 in Lebanon. During daylight hours, Monday through Friday, traffic will be reduced to one lane in segments up to 2 miles long. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct motorists through the work zone.
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a nearly $1.6 million contract to Blevins Asphalt Construction Company Inc. for this work, which is expected to continue through the end of August. All work is weather-permitting, and schedules may change.
Seal coating is a preventative maintenance treatment which rejuvenates the road surface and helps extend the life of the roadway by filling and sealing cracks in the existing asphalt with an emulsified asphalt/aggregate seal.