Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield

• TRAFFIC ALERT: Southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 ramp CLOSED on Thursday night, Sept. 19, for shoulder paving                                            

Work Scheduled:  

• Diamond-grind (smooth) new Route 65 pavement between Route 60 and Sunshine Street. (Northbound during week of Sept. 16 and southbound week of Sept. 23)
• Install guardrail in areas along Route 65
• Pave shoulders in areas along Route 65
• Apply seed and mulch to southbound Route 65 shoulder north of Route 60 

Traffic Impacts:  

• ALL Route 65 lanes open during daytime hours
• RAMP CLOSING: Southbound Route 65-to-westbound Route 60 ramp closed for shoulder paving. Work hours: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thursday, September 19.
• NIGHT WORK: One or two lanes of northbound or southbound Route 65 between Route 60 and Sunshine Street closed. One lane in each direction will remain open. Work hours: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday-Friday.
• Temporary traffic signals on flash at Blackman Road/Battlefield Road and Greene County Route D/Route 125 intersections. Signals removed during week of Sept. 16. 

(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 6-14 -- 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/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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