Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield
Update for Week of August 28-September 4
- EARLY HEADS UP: Northbound Route 65 CLOSED between Route 60 and Sunshine Street starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6
- Nighttime lane closings on southbound and northbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
- NO WORK OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
- All new concrete pavement smoothed at the end of the project in late September
Work Scheduled:
- Rebuild shoulders in areas along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
- Install new guardrail in areas along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
- Install erosion control devices along northbound Route 65 between Route 60 and Sunshine Street
- Grind off old asphalt along northbound Route 65 shoulders
- Cut old northbound Route 65 concrete pavement in preparation for removal starting Sept. 6
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All new concrete pavement will be smoothed using a diamond-grinding process at the end of the project in mid-to-late September
Traffic Impacts:
- EARLY HEADS UP: Northbound Route 65 CLOSED between Route 60 and Sunshine Street starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 6, following the Labor Day holiday. (By closing northbound Route 65 between Route 60 and Sunshine Street, contractor accelerates the project! No access to northbound Route 65 from Battlefield Road or from Route 60.)
- Night Work: Southbound lanes and northbound lanes closed in areas between Sunshine Street and Route 60. At least one lane open in both directions. Work hours: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday-Wednesday, August 28-September 4.
- Temporary traffic signals in operation at Blackman Road/Battlefield Road and Greene County Route D/Route 125 intersections
- Signed detours:
- West detour: I-44 to eastbound Missouri Route 360 to eastbound U.S. Route 60 to southbound Route 65
- East detour: I-44 to Missouri Route 125 to westbound U.S. 60 to southbound Route 65
(Weather or construction delays could alter the work schedule.)
Project Summary:
- Sunday-Thursday, August 4-8 -- COMPLETE
- All southbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road
- Southbound on ramp from Sunshine Street to Route 65 CLOSED
- Southbound off ramp from Route 65 to Battlefield Road CLOSED
- Thursday-Friday, August 8-16 -- COMPLETE
- All southbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Battlefield Road and Route 60
- Southbound Route 65 OPEN between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road, but reduced to one lane
- Southbound on ramp from Battlefield Road to Route 65 CLOSED
- Southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 ramp CLOSED
All lanes of Route 65 open during the Labor Day holiday (Friday-Friday, August 16-September 6)
- Friday-Friday, September 6-20 (All northbound Route 65 lanes could be open as early as Saturday or Sunday, Sept. 14 or 15)
- All northbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Route 60 and Sunshine Street
- Eastbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp CLOSED
- Westbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp CLOSED
- Northbound off ramp from Route 65 to Battlefield Road CLOSED
- Northbound on ramp from Battlefield Road to northbound Route 65 CLOSED
- Northbound off ramp from Route 65 to Sunshine Street CLOSED
- Route 60 crossovers CLOSED between Route 65 and Greene County Routes NN/J
- September 15-November 1
- Nighttime lane closings for shoulder construction/guardrail/striping/pavement smoothing
- Prime Contractor: Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. of Columbia
- Completion Date: November 2019 (However, contractor plans to complete project by late September.)
- Total Project Cost: $8.1 million
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