A full closure on Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam is scheduled from 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18 through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers .
The closure has been coordinated with local emergency and law enforcement agencies.
Drivers will need to take an alternate route through this area during the road closure.
Traveling to locations on Highway 178 past the Bull Shoals Dam closure will require a detour using Highway 178 and Highway 5 to Highway 126 through Midway and Gassville, Highway 62-412 through Flippin, and Highway 178 through the town of Bull Shoals.
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