Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield

• Nighttime lane closings possible along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60 to complete guardrail installation and shoulder work
• Northbound Route 65 CLOSINGS begin early Friday morning, September 6
• All new concrete pavement smoothed at the end of the project in late September                                            

Work Scheduled:  

• Rebuild shoulders in areas along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
• Install new guardrail in areas along southbound Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: All new concrete pavement will be smoothed using a diamond-grinding process at the end of the project in late September 

Traffic Impacts:  

• Night Work: One southbound lane closed in areas between Sunshine Street and Route 60. Work hours: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• EARLY HEADS UP: Northbound Route 65 to CLOSE between Route 60 and Battlefield Road starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 6, following the Labor Day holiday
• 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 -- COMPLETE
  • 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-Friday, August 8-16 -- COMPLETE
  • 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/pavement smoothing 

• 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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