What: Drivers urged to use both right-turn lanes from westbound Route 60-to-northbound Glenstone Avenue and stay in designated lanes until vehicles clear the intersection
For How Long: During northbound Route 65 closing between Route 60 and Sunshine Street
Traffic Information (See Attached Map):
- Northbound Glenstone Avenue right-lane is closed at the bridge over Route 60 to allow “free” right turns from the westbound Route 60-to-northbound Glenstone Avenue ramp
- Drivers urged to stay in their respective lanes after making the turn onto northbound Glenstone Avenue before deciding to change lanes
- Area seeing a lot of traffic congestion due to the closing of northbound 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-Tuesday, August 8-20 -- 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-Friday, September 6-20 (All northbound Route 65 lanes could be open as early as Saturday or Sunday, Sept. 14 or 15)
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- All northbound lanes of Route 65 CLOSED between Route 60 and Sunshine Street
- 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
- Northbound on ramp from Battlefield Road to northbound Route 65 CLOSED
- Northbound off ramp from Route 65 to Sunshine Street CLOSED
- One northbound lane of Glenstone Avenue at bridge over Route 60 closed to allow “free” rights from westbound Route 60-to-northbound Glenstone Avenue
- 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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