Chestnut Expressway CLOSED between Ingram Mill Road and Belcrest Avenue Friday evening until early Monday morning, Dec. 1-4.
Where: Chestnut Expressway at new railroad bridge between Ingram Mill Road and Belcrest Avenue west of Route 65 in Springfield
What: Chestnut Expressway CLOSED to allow crews to pour concrete and then let it cure properly for north 1/3 of new railroad bridge
When: 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, until as late as 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
- Chestnut Expressway CLOSED to all traffic at bridge
- 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
Project Facts:
- Build new roads on either side of Chestnut Expressway to provide access to area businesses
- Build a bridge on Chestnut Expressway over the railroad tracks west of Chestnut Expressway
- Install a new traffic signal at Ingram Mill Road and Chestnut Expressway
- Total project cost estimate: $14.8 million
- Completion: Late December 2017
- Partnership project: city of Springfield, Greene County, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad, MoDOT
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