MoDOT Project Update:

• Nighttime lane closings on Route 65 between Evan’s Road and Route CC/J 

Work Scheduled:

• Pouring concrete for bridge wall on southbound Route 65 Farmer’s Branch bridge
• Grading rock in median for new shoulders along the new inside lanes of Route 65
• Evan’s Road bridge work
  • Installing new guardrail
  • Reinstalling traffic signal detector loops in the pavement at the bridge
  • Sealing new bridge deck
  • Preparing for new pavement striping 

Traffic Impacts:

• Possible nighttime lane closings on Route 65 between Evans Road and Christian County Routes CC/J. Work hours: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Southbound Route 65 traffic shifted to right at Farmer’s Branch bridge south of Evans Road
• Route 65 speed limit reduced to 55 mph between Evans Road and a point south of Farmer’s Branch bridge
• Evans Road bridge scheduled to reopen by July 19
• Equipment moving in and out of work areas 

Weather and/or construction delays will alter the work schedule.

Here’s a look at the Route 65/Evans Road Bridge project:

• Widen Route 65 to six lanes — three lanes in each direction — between a point south of Evans Road and Christian County Routes CC/J  to continue the progress to six lane Route 65 south to Ozark
• Widen and rehabilitate southbound Route 65 bridge over Farmer’s Branch south of Evans Road to accommodate new lanes
• Rehabilitate Evans Road bridge over Route 65
• Contractor: Millstone Weber, LLC of St. Charles
• Estimated total project cost: $10.2 million
• Project scheduled for completion by late summer 2019
• Project website  

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