 And motorists in and around Reddick are advised of a temporary road closure near a major intersection on the northwest end of town. Well, the Highway Department of Transportation says U.S. Highway 34 will be closed in both directions from the intersection with Highway 48 to Eastern Avenue beginning at around 7 a.m. today. Well, Dave Dorsett is the resident construction engineer with the DOT's District 4 office. Dorsett tells KMA News the closure is due to an emergency patch repair within that section of the highway.