Work scheduled:
Gage Drive at Highway 65 scheduled to be closed near the Hollister Police Department for two days during the daytime hours only. The entrance reopened at night. Crews installing a drain pipe across Gage Drive. Work to be scheduled over two consecutive days of dry weather.
Rock blasting planned east side of U.S. 65 north of the Route V/Business 65 intersection and on either side of
Route 65 south of Mall Road.
Birch Road remains closed north of Industrial Boulevard until mid-March. Installing a box culvert across the road and relocating utility lines.
Rock and dirt hauling at night across Business 65 east of Route 65. Dirt and rock being used to build new interchange ramps.
A temporary bypass scheduled to open on Blue Sky Lane near Herrman Lumber Company. Utility lines being relocated.
Utility line relocations planned along Industrial Boulevard near Birch Road.
Impact on Traffic:
Drivers will need to find an alternate route around the closing on Gage Drive at Route 65 during daytime hours for two days.
During blasting operations, traffic on U.S. 65 will be stopped for short periods before and after the blast. The scheduled delay for blasting is five minutes each time, though it could be longer. Blasting may occur several times a day at all three locations.
Drivers using Birch Road will have to find alternate routes around the road closing.
Traffic will continue to be stopped at night between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Business 65 east of Route 65. Traffic stops will be brief to allow dump trucks to cross the road.
Delays are possible on Industrial Boulevard near Birch Road.
All other work planned should take place AWAY from traffic.
Work zone speed limit on U.S. 65: 45 mph.
Project background: Construction of U.S. 65/Business 65 interchange and overpass for Business 65 north of new interchange and widening of U.S. 65 to four lanes along 1.6 miles (2,000 feet north of Bus. 65/Route V to just south of Route 165.)
Cost: $19.2 million (low bid), shared by MoDOT, City of Hollister and Taney County.
Prime contractor: W.A. Ellis Construction of Independence.
Scheduled completion: Fall 2006.
