TRAFFIC ALERT

• Southbound Route 65 OPEN between Valley Water Mill Road (FRD 102) and I-44
• Ramp from Valley Water Mill Road to southbound Route 65 remains CLOSED until Monday, Aug. 20
• Southbound Route 65 CLOSED at I-44 for bridge construction 

What’s OPEN:

• Southbound Route 65 OPEN between Valley Water Mill Road and I-44
• Southbound Route 65-to-westbound I-44 ramp OPEN 

What’s CLOSED:

• On ramp from Valley Water Mill Road to southbound Route 65 CLOSED until Monday, Aug. 20
• Southbound Route 65 at I-44 CLOSED until late August 

Southbound Route 65 Detours:

• Southbound Route 65 to westbound I-44 to Glenstone Avenue (Exit 80) to eastbound I-44 to southbound Route 65
• Westbound I-44 to Route 744/Kearney Street (Exit 84) to southbound Route 65
• All detours are signed 

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

Project Summary:

• July 14-Late August
  • Replace 50-year old, deteriorating southbound Route 65 bridge over I-44
  • Rebuild westbound I-44-to-southbound Route 65 ramp
  • Rebuild southbound Route 65-to-eastbound I-44 ramp
• August 5-August 12
  • Rebuild original 1970s-era southbound Route 65 concrete pavement between I-44 and Kearney Street
  • Rebuild southbound Route 65-to-Kearney Street ramp
  • Rebuild portion of eastbound I-44-to-southbound Route 65 ramp
• August 12-August 19
  • Rebuild original 1970s-era southbound Route 65 concrete pavement between Valley Water Mill Road (FRD 102) and I-44
• Upgrade guardrail
• Rebuild shoulders
• No work planned for northbound Route 65
• Prime Contractor: Millstone Weber, Inc. of St. Charles, Mo.
• Completion Date: November 2018 (However, contractor plans to complete project by late August.)
• Total Project Cost: $4.3 million

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(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest) 

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