ROUTE 65 REBUILD TRAFFIC ALERT

SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 65 NOW OPEN BETWEEN I-44 AND SUNSHINE STREET IN SPRINGFIELD

I-44 RAMPS TO SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 65 OPEN BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY, JULY 30

Northbound Route 65 closings scheduled to begin early Monday morning, August 7

WHAT’S OPEN:  

• Southbound Route 65 OPEN between Kearney Street and Sunshine Street 

TRAFFIC IMPACTS:  

• ROUTE 65:
  • Southbound Route 65 OPEN between Kearney Street and Sunshine Street
  • Throughout Sunday evening, one or two lanes of southbound Route 65 could be closed and ramps at interchanges closed for short periods for pavement striping
• I-44 RAMPS:
  • I-44 ramps to southbound Route 65 scheduled to OPEN by midnight
• TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS:
• Located at Eastgate Avenue & Cherry Street, Eastgate Avenue & Catalpa Street, and LeCompte Road & Division Street intersections
• Traffic signals in full operation
• Delays occurring at three temporary traffic signals
• Traffic signals are temporary and will be removed when the closings of Route 65 are complete in late August/early September

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

Project Summary:

• Rebuild outside two lanes in both directions of Route 65 between Kearney Street and Sunshine Street
• Route 65 CLOSED in segments (between interchanges) in one direction at a time from week of July 10 until first of September
• Southbound closings start on July 10 with completion by late July
  • Southbound closed between Kearney and Division Streets week of July 10 – COMPLETED
  • Southbound closed between Division Street and Chestnut Expressway week of July 17 – COMPLETED
  • Southbound closed between Chestnut Expressway and Sunshine Street week of July 24 – COMPLETED
• Northbound closings start on August 7 with completion by early September
  • Northbound closed between Sunshine Street and Chestnut Expressway week of August 7
  • Northbound closed between Chestnut Expressway and Division Street week of August 14
  • Northbound closed between Division Street and Kearney Street week of August 21
• Rebuild or repair interchange ramps
• Upgrade guardrail
• Rebuild outside shoulders
• Prime Contractor: Millstone Weber, LLC of St. Charles, Mo.
• Completion Date: November 2017
• Total Project Cost: $7.9 million

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