COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Monday, one lane in each direction of Highway 63 in Columbia will close over night until Oct. 12, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The passing lanes in both directions between Conley Road and Broadway will be closed 7 p.m.-6 a.
m. Monday, Sept. 30-Saturday, Oct.
12, the release says. The lane closure is related to the Improve I-70 Project and comes before a lane shift later this month to complete bridge construction. Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson said it's important people remain vigilant while driving through work zones to ensure the safety of the workers.
"We see unfortunately in the criminal world, people who are going to work and going about their business that are injured or killed every day in traffic collisions." Last week, a MoDOT worker was killed while on the job. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Jay Bone, 60, of Smithton was hit by a semi-truck in the 17000 block of Route O in Pettis County on Sept.
25. Patrol Cpl. Justin Ewing said Bone was on duty working with an asphalt crew when he was hit in the northbound lane by a tractor-trailer.
The report states Brandon Knox, 18, of Hughesville was heading north on Route O when he allegedly hit Bone. Ewing told ABC 17 News via email Monday that criminal charges against Ewing had not been filed. "There have not been any charges filed as of now.
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