Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield

• Southbound Route 65 CLOSED between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road starting at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, August 4
• All southbound Route 65 traffic diverted to Sunshine Street
• Temporary traffic signals go into full operation at Blackman Road/Battlefield Road and at Greene County Route D/Route 125 intersections around noon on Saturday, Aug. 3 

Work Scheduled:  

• Sunday and Monday – remove old concrete pavement, grade base rock and install reinforcing steel for new pavement
• Tuesday and Wednesday – pour concrete for new pavement
• Thursday and Friday – allow new concrete to harden properly
• Apply pavement striping to new pavement
• Pave shoulders in areas between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road
• Install new guardrail in areas 

Traffic Impacts:  

• Southbound Route 65 CLOSED between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road from 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, until Saturday, Aug. 10
  • Ramp from Sunshine Street to southbound Route 65 CLOSED
  • Ramp from southbound Route 65 to Battlefield Road CLOSED
• Southbound Route 65 OPEN south of Battlefield Road
• Temporary traffic signals go into full operation at Blackman Road/Battlefield Road and Greene County Route D/Route 125 intersections at noon on Saturday, Aug. 3
  • Drivers urged to use caution when traveling through the intersections
• No traffic impacts on northbound Route 65
• Drivers urged to avoid southbound Route 65 in Springfield until Aug. 20 and find alternate routes
• Signed detours:
  • West detour: I-44 to eastbound Missouri Route 360 to eastbound U.S. Route 60 to southbound Route 65
  • East detour: I-44 to Missouri Route 125 to westbound U.S. 60 to southbound Route 65 

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

Project Summary: 

• Sunday-Saturday, August 4-10
  • All southbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road
  • Southbound on ramp from Sunshine Street to Route 65 CLOSED
  • Southbound off ramp from Route 65 to Battlefield Road CLOSED 

• Saturday-Tuesday, August 10-20
  • All southbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Battlefield Road and Route 60
  • Southbound Route 65 OPEN between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road, but reduced to one lane
  • Southbound on ramp from Battlefield Road to Route 65 CLOSED
  • Southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 ramp CLOSED 

All lanes of Route 65 open during the Labor Day holiday (Tuesday-Friday, August 20-September 6) 

• Friday-Saturday, September 6-14
  • All northbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Route 60 and Battlefield Road
  • Eastbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp CLOSED
  • Westbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp CLOSED
  • Northbound off ramp from Route 65 to Battlefield Road CLOSED 

• Saturday-Friday, September 14-20
  • All northbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Battlefield Road and Sunshine Street
  • Northbound Route 65 OPEN between Route 60 and Battlefield Road, but reduced to one lane
  • Northbound on ramp from Battlefield Road to Route 65 CLOSED
  • Northbound off ramp from Route 65 to Sunshine Street CLOSED
  • Eastbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp CLOSED
  • Westbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp CLOSED
  • Route 60 crossovers CLOSED between Route 65 and Greene County Routes NN/J 

• September 20-November 1
  • Nighttime lane closings for shoulder construction/guardrail/striping 

• Prime Contractor: Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. of Columbia
• Completion Date: November 2019 (However, contractor plans to complete project by late September.)
• Total Project Cost: $8.1 million 

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