UPDATE: SPECIAL ALERT for Motorists Traveling U.S. 60/U.S. 62 from Kentucky through Illinois into Missouri at 5:30 p.m.
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.
Due to a multi-vehicle incident, Interstate 57 is closed in both directions with no estimate yet on reopening. The closure extends from I-55 to the Illinois state line.
Emergency responders and crews are continuing clean-up work. An update will be posted when the road reopens.
Please check the Traveler Information Map at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://traveler.modot.org/map/?district=SOUTHEAST__;!!B-WfeG7HSw!WBOCQTOqP1cne8UnZpO1oxOfC-_CDmeUKXrmzrbEtapsGtuxsS74i30T0IrFvGKmx9usMZri$ for updates.
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
𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥: 3/17/22 𝘢𝘵 4:15 𝘱.𝘮.
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.
Police report this crash involves 55 or more vehicles. Estimated clearance time is unknown.
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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