Pavement Repairs Will Block Through Traffic
On Grant Ave. At Chestnut Exp. Starting Oct. 10

MoDOT, District 8, Springfield -- Grant Avenue will be closed to through traffic at Chestnut Expressway in Springfield starting Sunday, October 10, and lasting up to two weeks, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

* Southbound Grant Avenue will be closed completely around the clock at Chestnut Expressway. Drivers will have to use other city streets to reach Chestnut Expressway.

* Northbound Grant Avenue will be open for right turns only onto eastbound Chestnut Expressway.

* The westbound Chestnut Expressway left-turn lane to southbound Grant Avenue will be closed.

A section of pavement must be replaced on westbound Chestnut Expressway (Loop 44).

Two lanes of eastbound Chestnut Expressway will remain open. One westbound lane of Chestnut Expressway will be closed during the work.

The project will be done during daylight hours. Crews will work between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday through Friday.

Signs will be set in place to alert drivers to the street closing and repair work ahead.

(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT.)