What: Temporary traffic signals revert to flash mode at Blackman Road/Battlefield Road and at Route 125/Greene County Route D intersections
When: By the end of the day today (Monday, Sept. 16)
Additional Traffic Information:
- Drivers urged to use caution at intersections
- Blackman Road and Battlefield Road reverts to three-way stop
- At Route 125 and Route D, southbound Route 125 must STOP at intersection
- Signals will be removed by the end of the week of Sept. 16
Why: Temporary traffic signals installed to help move traffic during the closings of Route 65 between Sunshine Street and Route 60 in Springfield
(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 OPEN on Saturday, September 14) -- COMPLETE
- 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 16-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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