TRAFFIC ALERT:

Northbound Route 65 OPENS to Three Lanes between Ozark and Springfield

What: Northbound Route 65 OPEN to three lanes between Christian County Route CC/J and Evans Road between Ozark and Springfield 

When: 5 a.m. today (Thursday, August 29) 

Traffic Impacts:

  • Use caution when changing lanes
  • Southbound Route 65 is scheduled to open to three lanes by the end of the week 

Project Summary:

  • Widen Route 65 to six lanes, three lanes in each direction, between a point south of Evans Road and Christian County Routes CC/J  to continue the progress to six lane Route 65 south to Ozark
  • Widen and rehabilitate southbound Route 65 bridge over Farmer’s Branch south of Evans Road to accommodate new lanes
  • Rehabilitate Evans Road bridge over Route 65 — COMPLETE
  • Prime contractor: Millstone Weber, LLC of St. Charles
  • Estimated total project cost: $10.2 million
  • Project scheduled for completion late September 2019
  • Project website

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