SCOTT COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The Route EE bridge over Little River drainage ditch 11 will be closed starting Wednesday, June 22.

The road will be stay closed from Route 25 to Route 77 while MoDOT crews work on the bridge. It is expected to be finished in mid-August.

Work was originally scheduled for the beginning of May but was delayed because of flooding.

"This is the first of three projects scheduled to improve bridges on Route EE," said Southeast Regional Field Engineer Andy Meyer.

He said Little River drainage ditch 14 in Cape Girardeau County and Little River drainage ditch 1 in Scott County are also scheduled to be replaced. The three projects are expected to be finished by late October.

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Walking through the doors to the Missouri Career Center is the first step toward finding a job.

"It's hard right now as far as jobs," said Freddie Sanders.

Hundreds of people were left without a job after Spring storms and floods, and are now looking for work.

Freddie Sanders is one of those people wanting to work.

"I'm willing, ready and able," said Sanders.

He went to the Missouri Career Center in Cape Girardeau to apply for a disaster relief job through the Workforce Investment Board.

"I'm like oh ok I've got to go check that out," said Sanders.

"It's going to be a fairly simple process," said Robin Strop with the Missouri Career Center. "This is a wonderful opportunity for hundreds of people to get back to work."

Strop says in order to apply you just need to be at least 18 years old, and go to one of the Career Center locations to fill out an application.

According to MoDOTs Public Information official, both lanes of I-55 are now open where crews worked overnight on the Route H overpass. Work was completed 9 hours early as the work was to be finished at 9 p.m. Sunday night.

During the demolition of the Route H overpass located south of Blodgett, Interstate 55 was closed from Benton (Exit 80) to Miner (Exit 69) for one 15-hour period. Traffic was detoured to Route 61 from 9 p.m. Saturday, June 18 to 12 p.m. Sunday, June 19.

Route H will also be closed from Route HH to Route U as construction of the new overpass is underway.  The Route H closure will begin at 9 a.m. June 18. Completion is anticipated in mid-August.

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