Project
What: Farm Road 123 to OPEN to traffic at U.S. Route 160 in Willard
When: 2 p.m. today (Friday, October 16)
Details: Contractor crews had closed Farm Road 123 on October 12, to connect the road to Route 160 in the intersection’s new J-turn configuration
Traffic Impacts:
- Eastbound and westbound lanes of U.S. Route 160 open to traffic
- Farm Road 123 OPEN to traffic at Route 160
(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
(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest)
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