Holiday Weekend Closure Hours For Riverlands Way And Lincoln Shields Recreation Area

WEST ALTON – The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project Office, will temporarily close overnight access to Riverlands Way and Lincoln Shields Recreation Area in West Alton for the Fourth of July Weekend.

Riverlands Way will be closed each of the following timeframes:

July 1^st from 7:00pm through July 2^nd at 7:30am

July 2^nd from 7:00pm through July 3^rd at 7:30am

July 3^rd from 10:00pm through July 4^th at 7:30am

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July 4^th from 7:00pm through July 5^th at 7:30am

Lincoln Shields Recreation Area will be closed each of the following timeframes:

July 1^st from 7:00pm through July 2^nd at 7:30am

July 2^nd from 7:00pm through July 4^th at 7:30am

July 4^th from 7:00pm through July 5^th at 7:30am

Both Riverlands Way and Lincoln Shield Recreation Area will again remain open beginning July 5^th at 7:30am.

For more information, please contact the Rivers Project Office at 636-899-2600.

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