MEMPHIS, MO -- You are going to have to find an alternate route to work or school if you travel on Missouri 15 south of Memphis starting Monday to replace a bridge. Crews will close traffic approximately one half mile south of the US 136 intersection near the Scotland County Fairgrounds.

The old box culvert will be replaced with a new, wider culvert pipe which will accommodate two eleven foot traffic lanes. The work should take approximately five working days to complete.

Road closure signs are in place warning drivers of the construction. A detour is available over Missouri Routes M and MM.