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^{Beth Farrah, SMT Writer}

Route 51 in Bollinger and Stoddard Counties will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews begin installing shoulders and resurfacing  the roadway.

 This section of roadway is located from to Route 34 at Marble Hill to US 60 in Stoddard Co.

 Weather permitting, work will begin Monday, April 1 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and will be completed in Aug. 2013.

The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.

 For additional information, contact the Resident Engineer Audie Pulliam at (573) 840-9781 or MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636) or visit [url_new=www.modot.org/southeast.