Route 65: THE REBUILD The Final Phase - Springfield

Week of September 23 -- FINAL PROJECT UPDATE

Thank you for your extreme patience as MoDOT and Emery Sapp and Sons rebuilt the 1970s-era concrete pavement on Route 65 between Sunshine Street and U.S. Route 60 in Springfield. The project was completed well ahead of schedule. We appreciate the community’s support as we completed this project to maintain an important part of the state’s transportation system.

Work Scheduled:  

  • Diamond-grind (smooth) new Route 65 pavement in the southbound lanes between Sunshine Street and Route 60
  • Apply seed and mulch to southbound Route 65 shoulder north of Route 60
  • Apply pavement striping in areas
  • General cleanup in areas 

Traffic Impacts:  

  • ALL Route 65 lanes open during daytime hours
  • NIGHT WORK: One or two lanes of 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. 

(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-September 27

  • Nighttime lane closings for striping/pavement smoothing/cleanup
  • 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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