(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) — The on-ramps and off-ramps to U.S. 50 will temporarily close later this month as road crews apply an asphalt surface seal coating, according to a city news release.

The Maguire Street project is scheduled to begin Monday, July 27, on the north side of the U.S. 50 interchange bridge and continue to the north side of the intersection of Young Street and Business 50.

The work is contingent on weather conditions.

“We will not put the product down unless it is optimum conditions,” said Tim Moulis, of Musselman & Haul contractors, in a written statement. “We should know the day before if we can begin work. Humidity, wind and surface temperature play a vital role in the cure time of the product.”

Should conditions not be favorable, work will commence the following day.

The project is expected to take 12 hours and all access to and from the U.S. 50 ramps will be closed for the duration of the project.

“(The Missouri Department of Transportation) will also be changing the existing lane markings along this section to include changing the northbound dedicated left-hand turn lane onto westbound Highway 50 to either a left-turn lane or a continuous northbound lane,” said Public Works Director Marvin (Slim) Coleman in the news release. “This change has been determined by the traffic engineers to alleviate some traffic backups and congestion in the area.”

Alternative routes for people traveling north or south in this area include Holden Street to Cooper Boulevard as well as PCA Road to Hawthorne Boulevard.

For more information or questions, call public information officer Sylvia Carpenter at the city at 660-262-4692 or Coleman at (660) 747-9135.