Update for Week of July 6 - Marshfield I-44 Interchange/Roundabout Projects

Work Scheduled:  

• Interchange:
  • Grading and hauling rock/dirt to build up areas on the south side of I-44 for bridge ends
  • Installing retaining walls on either side of I-44 for new interchange bridge
  • Installing storm drain pipes in areas
• Roundabout:
• Grading rock and dirt on north side of Hubble Drive (Route CC) to build north half of roundabout
• Laying base rock for future driving lanes of roundabout
• Pouring concrete for curbs and shoulders for roundabout
• Installing storm drain pipe east of Banning Street
• Installing street lighting for roundabout

Traffic Impacts:  

• Interchange:
  • ROAD CLOSED: Brinkley Road (I-44 north outer road) CLOSED east of Webster County Route W
    • Signed detour: Webster County Route W, Vinyard Road and Rusty Road
    • Brinkley Road closed until fall 2020
  • Nighttime lane closings on I-44 at Mile Marker 103 possible at times. Work hours: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • Drivers should not pass in the work zone due to narrowed driving lanes on I-44 at Mile Marker 103
  • I-44 speed limit reduced to 60 mph at times
  • Crews and equipment close to traffic in areas
• Roundabout:
  • ROADS CLOSED: Buffalo Street on the north side and Banning Street on the west side of Hubble Drive (Route CC) CLOSED for several months
    • Signed detours in place
    • Drivers will have to use detour to get from Buffalo and Banning Streets to Hubble Drive
    • Crews and equipment close to traffic 

(Weather or construction delays could alter the work schedule.)

Project Summary:

• Interchange:
• Build a new bridge to take Webster County Route CC over I-44 at Mile Marker 103
• Relocate Webster County Route CC at Rifle Range Road to intersect with I-44
• Build interchange ramps so drivers safely exit and enter I-44 at Webster County Route CC
• Build roundabouts at either end of interchange to connect with Brinkley Road/I-44 outer road on the west and Marshall Road/Route CC on the east
• Prime Contractor: H.R. Quadri Contractors, LLC of Van Buren
• Completion Date: June 2021. However, the interchange will be open to traffic by December 31, 2020.
• Total Project Cost: $16.4 million
• Roundabout:
• Build a roundabout at the intersection of Hubble Drive, Buffalo Street and Banning Street
• Install new street lights at roundabout
• Resurface Hubble Drive between Rifle Range Road and Spur Drive (Route 38) in Marshfield
• Route CC between Rifle Range Road and Route 38 in Marshfield turned over to the city of Marshfield after completion of interchange project
• Prime Contractor: APAC-Central, Springfield
• Completion Date: December 2020
• Total Project Cost: $1.9 million
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