Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield

• Southbound Route 65 between Battlefield Road and Route 60 scheduled to OPEN by Friday or Saturday, August 16 or 17
• Nighttime lane closings possible after southbound Route 65 opens to complete pavement striping, guardrail installation and shoulder work                                            

Work Scheduled:  

• Finish paving original lanes of southbound Route 65 between Battlefield Road and Route 60
• Install guardrail in areas along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
• Rebuild shoulders in areas along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
• Complete pavement striping on southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60 

Traffic Impacts:  

• Southbound Route 65 scheduled to REOPEN between Battlefield Road and Route 60 by late Friday or Saturday, August 16 or 17
  • At the same time, the following ramps will reopen
  • Ramp from Battlefield Road to southbound Route 65 CLOSED
  • Ramp from southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 CLOSED
• Night Work: One southbound lane closed in areas between Sunshine Street and Route 60. Work hours: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• 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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