The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Atchison County for the week of December 23-29.

MoDOT will limit road construction on Christmas to accommodate expected increased holiday travel. Work on most maintenance and construction projects will be suspended at noon Tuesday, December 24, and resume at 6:00 a.m. Thursday, December 26. Some long-term traffic impacts will remain in place.

There also may be moving operations throughout the region, in addition to the work mentioned below. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. Check the MoDOT Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org, or download the app for updated information.

MoDOT asks drivers to buckle up, put your phone down, slow down and move over in work zones.

U.S. Route 59 – Pothole patching from the Iowa state line to the Holt County line, December 23-27.

U.S. Route 136 – Pothole patching from Route M to the Nebraska state line, December 23-27.