UPDATE: SPECIAL ALERT for Motorists Traveling U.S. 60/U.S. 62 from Kentucky through Illinois into Missouri
Multi-vehicle crash blocks I-57 near Charleston, MO
UPDATE FROM MODOT
Interstate 57 is closed in both directions from I-55 to the Illinois state line until further notice due to a multi-vehicle incident.
Other river crossings include:
• I-155 in Caruthersville
• MO Route 74 in Cape Girardeau
• I-255, I-64, I-70, I-270 in St. Louis
• I-55 in Memphis, Tennessee
Please visit the Traveler Information Map for up-to-date information. https://traveler.modot.org/map/?district=SOUTHEAST
MARISSA VAN ROBEY JOHNSON
Senior Communications Specialist
Missouri Department of Transportation
Southeast District - Communications
2675 North Main Street, Sikeston, MO 63801
573.472.5311
www.modot.org
ADDITIONAL for Travel from KY into MO
PADUCAH, Ky. (March 17, 2022) – A multi-vehicle traffic crash on Interstate 57 near Charleston, MO, has both directions of Interstate 57 blocked.
Early reports indicate this crash involves 70 or more vehicles. It has an initial 4 hour estimated duration, but that is likely to be extended to 8 or more hours.
This is to notify anyone traveling from Kentucky through Illinois into Missouri on U.S. 60 and U.S. 62 that most highways that provide an alternate route around this crash site are already snarled and are expected to remain so for hours.
Anyone heading west into Missouri from Kentucky should consider a detour via the I-155 Mississippi River Bridge at Dyersburg, or a detour through Cape Girardeau, MO, to detour westward from there.
KYTC will share updates from our MODOT neighbors as new information becomes available.
Check the WAZE App or Google Traffic for a view of the extent of the traffic backup.
To get traffic advisories and alerts for KYTC District 1 counties via email please go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYTC/signup/13651 and click on the District 1 counties you regularly drive through, or for any of the specialty corridors you travel. Be sure to check your SPAM filtering to assure Gov Delivery is on your approved list.
Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.
Navigate traffic at goky.ky.gov, at waze.com, or with the WAZE App.
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