Where: Westbound I-44 on-ramp (mile marker 84) CLOSED
When: Beginning Wednesday, August 10 for up to 14 days
What: Contractor crews to extend the westbound I-44 on-ramp. This is part of the I-44 Pavement Improvement and Missouri Route 744 Bridge Rehabilitation Project. This project also includes the Chestnut Expressway Pavement Improvement Project between I-44 and Broadview Place which was completed June 17, 2022.
New Traffic Impacts:
- Westbound I-44 on-ramp (mile marker 84) CLOSED
Current Traffic Impacts:
- Missouri Route 744/Mulroy Road Bridge CLOSED in Springfield
- Eastbound I-44 traffic shifted up and over I-44 using the eastbound I-44 on and off ramps (mile marker 84)
- Eastbound I-44 will be closed at mile marker 84
- Drivers should not pass in the work zone due to narrowed driving lanes
- Crews and equipment close to traffic in areas
- Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
- Drivers should look for an alternate route
- Signed detour includes: U.S. Route 65, Missouri 744/Kearney Street, Greene County Route OO, Missouri Route 125
- Crews will work both daytime and nighttime hours
- Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts
(Weather and/or construction delays will alter the work schedule)
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