Route 65: THE REBUILD Final Phase - Springfield
TRAFFIC ALERT!
Drivers URGED to find alternate southbound routes other than southbound Route 65 in Springfield. Alternate routes include Blackman Road, Route 125, Glenstone Avenue and Kansas Expressway.
Traffic backups are occurring on southbound Route 65 at Sunshine Street due to the closing of highway between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road.
Additional Traffic Information:
- Traffic congestion occurring on southbound Route 65 at Sunshine Street
- Drivers urged to 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
- Temporary traffic signals in full operation at Battlefield Road and Blackman Road and at Greene County Route D and Route 125
- Drivers urged to use caution at both intersections
(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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