Route 160/13 Resurfacing Set
to Begin
Between Finley River and Highlandville
MoDOT, District 8, Springfield --
A project to resurface Route 160/13 between the Finley River south
of Nixa and Route EE at Highlandville is scheduled to begin Friday,
April 22, although actual paving work on the highway won't start
until about three weeks later, the Missouri Department of Transportation
said.
The 4-1/2-mile long project also includes
adding turn lanes on Route 160/13 at several county road approaches.
Work on the project beginning Friday
involves widening the approaches to the highway on two county
roads -- one at Finley Drive and the other at Melton Road. This
work will take place away from traffic.
Resurfacing work on Route 160/13 itself
is scheduled to begin in mid-May.
The roadway will receive a new 3-3/4
inch asphalt driving surface.
During the paving operation starting
in mid-May on Route160/13, drivers can expect:
* One-lane traffic with delays.
* Flaggers directing drivers through
the work zone.
To help with weekend traffic flow,
contractor crews are scheduled to stop all operations and be off
the road by 3 p.m. each Friday.
For the Memorial Day holiday, to avoid
added congestion on a busy travel weekend, crews will stop work
at noon on Friday, May 27. Work will resume after 9 a.m. on Tuesday,
May 31.
At the end of the project, contractor
crews will replace the guardrail on either end of the Finley River
bridge. During guardrail installation, driving lanes on Route
160/13 approaching the bridge may be narrowed.
The entire project is scheduled to
be completed by mid-June.
Rain could cause delays in the project.
The prime contractor
is Journagan Construction of Springfield doing the work for a
low-bid amount of $1.5 million.
(For more information,
call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT.)
