Bridge Project

Despite earlier estimates it would take five to seven days to reroute Highway 5 traffic from the old Hurricane Deck Bridge in Sunrise Beach onto a new span, MoDOT officials now say the road will only be closed for “15 or 20 minutes” once the new bridge is built. MoDOT officials decided to award the contract to American Bridge Company of Overland Park, Kansas because they presented a plan for constructing the bridge that would prevent the closing of Highway 5 for a lengthy period while staying within the structural requirements, time allotted for the project and the money constraints set by MoDOT.