MoDOT Road Report for Tuesday,
September 6
(Rain will cause delays in the work schedule.)
Construction and maintenance work
stopped at noon on Friday, September 2, prior to the beginning
of the Labor Day weekend. However, some lane closings at major
construction projects will remain in place over the three-day
holiday weekend. Road construction and maintenance activities
will not resume until after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6.
Please use caution if you plan to travel during the busy Labor
Day Holiday weekend.
Projects on I-44 in southwest and south-central Missouri
* Springfield area: The westbound
passing lane is CLOSED until mid-to-late September at Route 744
(mile marker 84) between Strafford and Springfield. Traffic is
shifted to the rebuilt westbound driving lane, with the westbound
ramps open to traffic.
The passing lane will be closed for about a mile 24-hours a day,
seven days a week.
To avoid the work zone, drivers may use Route 125 (Exit 88) at
Strafford and Route OO/744 to reach industrial area. Drivers also
may use Route 744 (East Kearney Street), Route 65 and I-44 to
go westbound on I-44.
Contractor crews are tearing out the pavement and will put in
new pavement as part of a pavement reconstruction project.
* St. James area: One eastbound lane
closed. Mile Markers 195-201. Maintenance work.
* Waynesville/Rolla area: One eastbound
lane closed. Mile Markers 169-203. Sign replacement project.
* Jerome area: One westbound lane
closed. Mile Markers 174-172. Concrete repairs.
* Stotts City area: 2-Way TRAFFIC: Two-way traffic in eastbound
lanes between Mile Markers 32 and 38, Jasper/Lawrence county line
to near Stotts City. Westbound side closed for reconstruction.
Lane closing 24 hrs. a day. Signs indicate an emergency detour
on nearby state routes.
* Mt. Vernon/Halltown areas: One
eastbound lane closed for resurfacing. Mile Markers 46-59.
* Stotts City area: Westbound driving
lane closed. Mile Markers 44-41. Concrete repairs.
Other District 8/Springfield road
work scheduled for Tuesday:
Springfield Area:
* One northbound lane closed on Kansas Expressway (Route 13) between
Division Street and Kearney Street (Route 744). Concrete repairs.
* Lane closings on Kearney Street
at Route 65 between morning and afternoon rush hours. Contractor
crew installing traffic signal detector loops in pavement.
* Narrowed ramp lanes at the Route
60/160/FF interchange southwest of Springfield. Contractor crew
installing traffic signals and widening ramps.
Branson/Tri-Lakes Area:
* One-lane traffic on Route 76 between Taneyville and the Douglas
County line. Patching.
* One-lane traffic on Route 13 in
the Lampe area. Repairing roadway edges.
Lebanon Area:
* One-lane traffic on Route 5 between Bland Road in Lebanon and
Laclede County Route C south of Lebanon. Contractor crew resurfacing.
Other Areas:
* One eastbound lane of Route 60 closed between Webster County
Route U east of Rogersville and Webster County Route Z at Fordland.
Concrete repairs.
* One-lane traffic on Route 5 between
Wright County Route V south of Hartville and Hartville. Sealing
road with rock and oil.
* One-lane traffic on Stone County
Route CC south of Hurley. Patching.
* One-lane traffic on Webster County
Route C north of Seymour. Building shoulders.
Ongoing Construction Projects --
Updated for Week of September 5:
* Route 65 interchange and widening at Hollister:
-- Route 65 traffic stopped near Gage Drive two to three times
each day. Blasting rock.
-- Route 65 traffic shifted to new northbound lanes between Route
165 and a point north of Mall Road. Speed limit: 35 mph.
-- Large dump trucks traveling along shoulder of Route V near
College of the Ozarks. Drain pipes installed and dirt graded and
hauled.
-- Traffic stopped on Route 165 for short periods. Dump trucks
cross the road.
-- One-lane traffic is possible at the intersection of Industrial
Boulevard and Birch Road. Concrete poured for curb and gutter
and traffic signal bases.
New Route 65 interchange being built and a 1.6-mile stretch of
highway widened to four lanes at Hollister. Scheduled for completion:
fall 2006.
* Route 13 widening between Humansville
and Collins:
-- One-lane traffic on Route N. Asphalt is scheduled to be laid
for new portions of Route N where the road will connect with Route
13.
-- Route 13 traffic at Route N and Route N traffic at Route 13
shifted to temporary bypasses.
-- Concrete poured for box bridges on Route N at Humansville and
box culverts along Route 13 in St. Clair County.
-- Polk County 42nd Road closed south of Route 123 and west of
Route 13 is scheduled to be reopened to traffic on Friday, September
9.
-- Crews will lay base rock at 30th Street south to the end of
the project. Watch for trucks entering and exiting.
Project to widen Route 13 to four lanes and resurface the northbound
lanes of highway. Scheduled completion: spring 2007.
* Greene County Route O bridge replacement
at Little Sac River east of Willard:
-- Traffic stopped for blasting at noon and 4 p.m.
-- Building forms and tying reinforcing steel for bridge deck.
-- Concrete is scheduled to be poured for the new bridge deck
at mid-week. Be alert for concrete trucks entering and leaving
the project.
-- Traffic shifted to temporary bypass.
-- Speed limit reduced to 45 mph.
Project to replace the Little Sac River bridge. Scheduled completion:
late November.
* Greene County Route AD bridge replacement
east of Springfield/north of Rogersville:
-- Traffic may be shifted to the new bridge at mid-week. A temporary
bypass will remain in place at both ends of the project until
the new roadway can be tied into existing Route AD.
-- Dirt will be graded on the east end of the project - AWAY from
traffic.
Project to replace the Sawyer Creek bridge. Scheduled completion:
spring 2006.
