Route 65 Six-Laning Project - Springfield

• Equipment entering and leaving Route 65 median in various locations between Springfield Lake and a point south of Evans Road 

Work Scheduled:  

• Installing concrete stormwater drains in Route 65 median south of Evans Road
• Grading median areas north of Evans Road
• Pouring concrete in Route 65 median south of Springfield Lake 

Traffic Impacts:  

• Crews and equipment entering and leaving Route 65 median near Evans Road
• 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 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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