Chestnut Railroad Bridge Project in Springfield

• Chestnut Expressway CLOSED on Wednesday and Thursday nights, April 4-5, for paving

• Chestnut Expressway traffic shifted to north side of railroad bridge starting Thursday morning 

Work Scheduled:  

• Paving Chestnut Expressway in various locations including pavement approaching north side of new railroad bridge
• Installing traffic signal bases and building concrete islands at Chestnut Expressway/Ingram Mill Road intersection
• Building bridge wall on west side of railroad bridge 

Traffic Impacts:

• Chestnut Expressway CLOSED Wednesday and Thursday nights, April 4-5, between 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • Signed detour:
    • For eastbound traffic: Belcrest Avenue to Cairo Street to Union Avenue to Cherry Street to Ingram Mill Road
    • For westbound traffic: Ingram Mill Road to Cherry Street to Union Avenue to Cairo Street to Belcrest Avenue
    • Access remains open to ALL businesses in the area

• CHESTNUT EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC SHIFTED TO NORTHSIDE OF NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE Thursday morning, April 5:
  • Two westbound lanes open
  • One eastbound lane open
• Delays occurring eastbound on Chestnut Expressway during afternoon rush hour
• Drivers urged to use both eastbound lanes of Chestnut Expressway leading up to new bridge and then take turns merging into one lane near Belcrest Avenue
• Drivers will need to use Rockhurst Street (take Belcrest Avenue one block north of Chestnut Expressway) to reach businesses in Chestnut Warehouse complex. Business entrance from Chestnut Expressway temporarily closed to make way for north 1/3 of new railroad bridge and to raise elevation for future business entrance.
• McDaniel Street underneath new bridge open to traffic
• Camera view of project 

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

Project Summary:

• Build a bridge on Chestnut Expressway over the railroad tracks west of Route 65
• Build new roads on either side of Chestnut Expressway to provide access to area businesses
• Install a new traffic signal at Ingram Mill Road and Chestnut Expressway
• First phase of construction: June to December 2016. Prime contractor: D&E Blasting & Excavating, Nixa -- COMPLETED
• Second phase of construction: January 2017 to November 2017. Prime contractor: Lehman Construction Company, California 
• Partnership project: Springfield, Greene County, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad & MoDOT
• Completion Date: Spring 2018
• Total Project Cost: $14.8 million 

RATE OUR WORK ZONE 

END 

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

(Follow MoDOT's Southwest District: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |YouTube)

(For timely traffic information in the Springfield area, visit www.ozarkstraffic.com)