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Lanes shift in Columbia

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Motorists in the Columbia area may have to alter their normal driving route.

As the second phase of construction begins for three Columbia-area bridges on Interstate 70, the Missouri Department of Transportation is warning travelers of traffic impacts around the city.

According to a MoDOT press release, I-70 westbound traffic at Garth Avenue and Rangeline Street will be redirected to new westbound bridges. The lane shift at Rangeline will begin the evening of December 8, and the Garth shift will start the evening of December 9.

MoDot’s Travis Koestner says local motorists who use I-70 as an east-west city street should find other ways to get around Columbia. He says the lanes are shifting so Emery Sapp and Sons can tear down the existing eastbound bridges and replace them with new ones.

The project is scheduled to be completed by October 1, 2016.