Route 65 Six-Laning Project - Springfield

• Project focused on building new deck/driving surface for northbound Route 65 bridge over Springfield Lake                                            

Work Scheduled:  

• Installing components for northbound bridge deck/driving surface over Springfield Lake
• Building concrete barrier in Route 65 median south of Springfield Lake 

Traffic Impacts:  

• Trucks entering and leaving Route 65 work areas
• NORTHBOUND ROUTE 65 TRAFFIC MOVED TO SOUTHBOUND SPRINGFIELD LAKE BRIDGE.
  • Slight traffic delays occurring northbound during morning rush hour
  • Northbound speed limit reduced to 45 mph; further reduced to 40 mph in crossovers
  • Route 65 will remain open to four lanes most of the time
  • Northbound traffic will remain on southbound bridge until late summer 2017
  • Southbound Route 65 ramp from eastbound Route 60 extended across Springfield Lake bridge. Drivers encouraged to use extended ramp and merge into southbound Route 65 after crossing bridge.
• ROAD/TRAIL CLOSINGS:
  • Timbercrest Road underneath Route 65, the Galloway Greenways trail and the James River Water trail CLOSED until fall 2017
  • Drivers urged to use alternate routes to get around the Timbercrest Road closing
  • Trail users are urged to use other Greenways trails in the area
• Route 65 speed limit reduced to 55 mph in work zone 

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

Project Summary:

• Widen Route 65 to six lanes — three lanes in each direction — between Route 60 and a point south of Evans Road to continue the progress to six lane Route 65 toward Ozark
• Widen and rehabilitate southbound Route 65 bridge over Lake Springfield to accommodate new lanes and to lengthen eastbound Route 60-to-southbound Route 65 ramp
• Replace northbound Route 65 bridge over Lake Springfield with new, wider span to replace old bridge in constant need of repair
• Extend northbound Route 65 ramps to Route 60
• Prime Contractor: Emery Sapp and Sons, Columbia
• Completion Date: November 2017
• Total Project Cost: $21 million

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