Update for Week of August 7-14
- PROJECT TWO DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE!
- Southbound Route 65 CLOSING MOVES to Battlefield Road to Route 60 starting at 12:01 a.m. on THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
- Southbound Route 65 to OPEN between Sunshine Street and Battlefield Road, BUT REDUCED TO ONE LANE
- Drivers urged to avoid Glenstone Avenue between Sunshine Street and Route 60 especially during afternoon rush hours
Work Scheduled:
- Project is two days ahead of schedule! Work moves to southbound Route 65 between Battlefield Road and Route 60
- Remove old concrete pavement from southbound lanes south of Battlefield Road
- Remove old pavement on section of southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 ramp
- Grade base rock and prepare for new concrete
- Pour concrete for new pavement
- Apply striping to new pavement
- Pave shoulders and install new guardrail in areas between Sunshine Street and Route 60
Traffic Impacts:
- Southbound Route 65 CLOSED between Battlefield Road and Route 60 from 12:01 a.m. Thursday, August 8, until as late as Tuesday, August 20
- Ramp from Battlefield Road to southbound Route 65 CLOSED
- Ramp from southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 CLOSED
- Ramp from Sunshine Street to southbound Route 65 REMAINS CLOSED until late Thursday, August 8, or early Friday, August 9
- Southbound Route 65 OPEN south of Sunshine Street, BUT REDUCED TO ONE LANE
- Northbound Route 65 closest to median wall between Route 60 and a point south of the Gasconade Road bridge closed during lower traffic volume times
- Temporary traffic signals in operation at Blackman Road/Battlefield Road and Greene County Route D/Route 125 intersections
- 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-Thursday, August 4-8
- 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
- Thursday-Tuesday, August 8-20
- 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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