Interstate project to affect traffic

Northbound traffic on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau will be reduced to one lane for repairs through next week.

A paving company will be milling and overlaying bridge ends from the Route AB overpass to Route 61 Center Junction, a nine-mile stretch, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Northbound traffic on I-55 will be reduced to one lane at various locations in the area through Aug. 11. The work will be performed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., the release stated.