Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield

• Northbound Route 65 expected to OPEN between Route 60 and Sunshine Street by late Saturday or Sunday night, Sept. 14-15                                            

Work Scheduled:  

• Pour concrete for new northbound Route 65 pavement between Route 60 and Sunshine Street (paving should be complete by Thursday, Sept. 12)
• Diamond-grind (smooth) new Route 65 pavement
• Install guardrail in areas along Route 65
• Pave shoulders in areas along Route 65 

Traffic Impacts:  

• Northbound Route 65 scheduled to REOPEN between Route 60 and Sunshine Street by late Saturday or Sunday night, Sept. 14-15. Until then, northbound Route 65 remains CLOSED.
  • Eastbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp closed
  • Westbound Route 60-to-northbound Route 65 ramp closed
  • Eastbound on ramp from Glenstone Avenue to Route 60 closed
  • Route 60 median crossovers closed between Route 65 and Greene County Route NN/J interchange east of Springfield
• Night work: One southbound lane of Route 65 closed at times. 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. Signals removed once closings of Route 65 are complete.
• Signed detours during northbound Route 65 closings:
  • 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 (Friday-Friday, August 16-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)
  • 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
  • Eastbound on ramp from Glenstone Avenue to Route 60 CLOSED
  • Route 60 crossovers CLOSED between Route 65 and Greene County Routes NN/J 

• September 15-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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