Northbound 65 traffic switch to Southbound Median Bridge set for March 6

(From MODOT)

MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT!
Northbound Route 65 Traffic Switch to Southbound Median Bridge Planned for Monday night, March 6

What: Northbound Route 65 traffic moving to southbound Route 65 median bridge over Springfield Lake

When: After 8 p.m. Monday, March 6. Traffic switch complete by 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 7.

Why: Northbound Route 65 traffic moved to southbound median bridge to allow contractor crews to replace northbound bridge over Springfield Lake

Traffic Impacts:
One northbound lane of Route 65 closed at times during traffic switch
When traffic switch is completed, northbound lanes narrowed and northbound traffic using temporary crossovers in Route 65 median to reach southbound median bridge
Northbound Route 65 traffic may be slowed and backups may occur as traffic navigates across the Route 65 median to reach the southbound bridge
All four lanes of Route 65 will remain open during high traffic volume times
Northbound traffic on Route 65 will remain on the southbound median bridge until late summer
Drivers are urged to slow down and expect delays in the work zone

(Weather or construction delays could alter the work schedule.)

Project Summary:
Widen Route 65 to six lanes — three lanes in each direction — between Route 60 and a point south of Evans Road
Widen and rehabilitate southbound Route 65 bridge over Lake Springfield to accommodate new lanes and to lengthen eastbound Route 60-to-southbound Route 65 ramp
Replace northbound Route 65 bridge over Lake Springfield with new, wider span to replace old bridge in constant need of repair
Extend northbound Route 65 ramps to Route 60

Prime Contractor: Emery Sapp and Sons, Columbia

Completion Date: November 2017

Total Project Cost: $21 million.