Chestnut Expressway Railroad Bridge TRAFFIC MOVE DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT, OCT. 2
Chestnut Expressway TRAFFIC MOVE TO NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 2, DUE TO CONSTRUCTION DELAYS.
Where: Chestnut Expressway west of Route 65 in Springfield
What: Chestnut Expressway traffic moved to new railroad bridge
When: After 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2. (Traffic originally set to move to new railroad bridge on Thursday night, Sept. 28. However, construction delays have postpone the traffic move.)
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
- Chestnut Expressway CLOSED to all traffic. Work hours: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3.
- 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
- On Tuesday morning, Oct. 3, all Chestnut Expressway traffic will use the new railroad bridge
- Until north half of bridge is complete, only two westbound lanes open with one eastbound lane open
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 November 2017
- Partnership project: city of Springfield, Greene County, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad, MoDOT
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