Project
UPCOMING TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGES:
- All lanes scheduled to open in each direction on Route 160 between Route AB in Willard and I-44 in Springfield Tuesday evening, December 1
Work Scheduled:
- Installing street lighting on Route 160
- Grading, moving rock/dirt and laying seed and mulch on Route 160 between Hunt Road/Farm Road 103 and I-44 in Springfield
- Grading and moving rock/dirt near new sidewalk at Route 160 and Hunt Road/Farm Road 103
- Installing road signs in areas
Traffic Impacts:
- Traffic to one lane in each direction on Route 160 in the eastbound and westbound lanes between Hunt Road/Farm Road 103 and I-44 in Springfield
- Both westbound lanes and one eastbound lane is open on Route 160 between Hunt Road/Farm Road 103 and Jackson Street
- Frisco Highline Trail OPEN at Hunt Road/Farm Road 103
- New roundabouts on Route 160 at Jackson Street, Hunt Road/Farm Road 103, and Farm Road 94
- New J-Turn on Route 160 at Farm Road 123/Westgate Avenue
- Right-in/Right-out at Haseltine Road (Farm Road 115)
- Lane closings on Route 160 possible at times
- 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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