Expect Roadwork, Delays Across Nodaway County This Week

Drivers in Nodaway County should prepare for widespread highway maintenance and potential traffic delays through early August. Resurfacing projects on U.S. Routes 71 and 136 will reduce traffic to a single lane with width restrictions, while Route VV remains fully closed at the Platte River Bridge through December. Crews are also scheduled to perform short-term…

Drivers in Nodaway County should prepare for widespread highway maintenance and potential traffic delays through early August. Resurfacing projects on U.S. Routes 71 and 136 will reduce traffic to a single lane with width restrictions, while Route VV remains fully closed at the Platte River Bridge through December. Crews are also scheduled to perform short-term shoulder and drainage work across several state routes, including temporary daily closures on Festival Road on July 28th and 29th.

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