MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT: Intersection Improvements at Sunset Street and Kansas Expressway

(Missouri Route 13) In Springfield Beginning March 11

Where: Sunset Street and Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13) in Springfield

When: Beginning 7 a.m. Monday March 11 until early June

What: Contractor crews begin work at the Sunset Street and Kansas Expressway intersection as part of the Kansas Expressway Pedestrian Improvements Project in Greene County. Work includes installing a southbound Kansas Expressway right turn lane to westbound Sunset Street, a westbound Sunset Street dual left turn lane to southbound Kanas Expressway, widen the intersection and install new signals and sidewalks to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

Traffic Impacts:

  • Work during daytime hours will be off the road way
  • Traffic to expect lane closures during nighttime hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • Sunset Street and Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13) Open
  • Drivers urged to find alternate routes
  • No signed detours are planned
  • Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.

Project Information:

  • D & E Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Nixa is doing the work for a low bid amount of $13.3 million and is a cost-share with the City of Springfield.
  • The project is to be completed by November 1, 2024.
  • Project website: Kansas Expressway Pedestrian Improvements in Greene

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