Project
UPCOMING TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGES:
- New roundabout at U.S. Route 160 and Jackson Street in Willard scheduled to OPEN Tuesday, August 11
- Greene County Farm Road 115 at U.S. Route 160 near Willard scheduled to CLOSE Tuesday, August 11 for several weeks
Work Scheduled:
- Paving Route 160 and Jackson Street for new roundabout
- Installing permanent signals at Route 160 and Greene County Route AB
- Repairing concrete pavement on Route 160 between Greene County Route AB and Jackson Street
- Grading and laying base rock for new highway lanes between Farm Road 115 and Farm Road 94
- Moving rock/dirt in areas between Farm Road 115 and Farm Road 123
Traffic Impacts:
- EARLY HEADS UP:
- New roundabout at Route 160 and Jackson Street scheduled to OPEN Tuesday, August 11, as a single lane roundabout
- Farm Road 115 at Route 160 scheduled to CLOSE Tuesday, August 11, for several weeks to build new lanes of Route 160 through the intersection
- One-lane traffic with flaggers directing drivers through the work zone on Route 160 between Route AB and Jackson Street for pavement repairs. Work hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday
- Traffic shifted to new lanes of Route 160 between Hunt Road and Jackson Street to allow crews to pavement repairs to existing roadway
- Short-term traffic stops on Route 160 near Hunt Road/Farm Road 103 to allow equipment to cross the road
- Route 160 traffic shifted to the west at Hunt Road/Farm Road 103
- Equipment crossing county farm roads at times. Short-term traffic stops by flaggers to allow equipment to cross the road.
- Crews and equipment close to traffic
- Crews may work Saturdays and Sundays to make up work missed due to weather/construction delays
(Weather or construction delays could alter the work schedule.)
Project Summary:
- Widen Route 160 to four lanes between I-44 in Springfield and Jackson Street in Willard
- Resurface the existing lanes of Route 160 between I-44 in Springfield and Route AB in Willard
- Install concrete traffic barrier between lanes in areas
- Add a pedestrian underpass underneath Route 160 at Hunt Road
- Add a new box culvert to carry Frisco Highline Trail underneath Route 160 at Trail Mile 3
- Add street lighting at intersections
- Intersection improvements:
- J-turn at Farm Road 123/Westgate Avenue
- Right-in/Right-out at Haseltine Road (Farm Road 115)
- Roundabout at Farm Road 94 near quarry
- Add left-turn lane at Hughes Road
- Roundabout at Farm Road 103/Melville Road/Hunt Road
- Roundabout at Jackson Street
- Add turn lanes at Greene County Route AB
- Prime Contractor: APAC-Central, Springfield
- Completion Date: December 1, 2020
- Total Project Cost: $18.6 million
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