Today's Road Work for Friday, May 25

2012 Southwest District Construction Guide

Items in red below are new.

No road work is scheduled through the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Some work zones will remain in place in areas and speed limits may be reduced. However, no workers are scheduled to be on the job after 12 p.m. on Friday, unless a highway emergency arises.
Construction and maintenance work will begin after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29.
For holiday driving, please obey the speed limit, don't follow to closely to the vehicle in front of you, don't drink and drive, plan your trip, think ahead, take breaks and use seat belts and child restraints.

Barry County

• Route 37 Alternating Passing Lanes/Resurfacing Monett to Arkansas state line: (Completion December 2012)
  One-lane traffic in areas for resurfacing
  One-lane traffic in Washburn for curb and gutter and approach work

Barton County

• Route 71: Lane closings in various locations. Installing signs and building emergency crossovers in median.

Bates County

• Route 52 New Bridge: Road closed at Miami Creek four miles west of Butler until early August. Use alternate routes.

• Route 71: One northbound and/or one southbound lane closed at MNA railroad south of Passaic. Bridge work.

• Route 71 Outer Roads: Narrowed shoulders northbound and southbound between the Vernon/Bates county line and Rich Hill. Building outer roads on either side of Route 71. (Completion: December 2012)

Benton County

• Route 65 Widening Lincoln to Warsaw: (Completion: September 2012)
  RAMP CLOSED: Northbound off ramp from Route 65 to Route 7 in Warsaw closed until the week of May 28 for paving
  RAMP CLOSED: Northbound on ramp at Route 65/Truman Dam Access Road interchange closed until the week of May 28 for paving
  Equipment entering and leaving work areas.

Cedar County

• No traffic impacts

Christian County

• Route 14/Gregg Road Intersection Widening in Nixa:
  Lane closings at times
  Equipment entering and leaving work areas

• Route 65 Resurfacing/Bridge Rehabilitation between Christian County Route EE to Route 465 north of Branson: (Completion: December 2012)
  Two-way traffic in the northbound lanes at the Woods Fork and Camp Creek bridges south of Ozark
  Equipment entering and leaving work areas

• Route 125: One-lane traffic in areas between Chadwick and Sparta. Resurfacing.

Dade County

• Route 97 New Bridge: One-lane traffic at times and brief traffic stops at Sons Creek north of Lockwood. Until late August. (Safe & Sound)

Dallas County

• No traffic impacts

Greene County

• Route 266 Pavement Repairs/Resurfacing Project:

One-lane traffic in areas between Greene/Lawrence county line and Greene County Route AB west of Springfield. Resurfacing

• Route 60/65 Reconstruction in Springfield:

NEW TRAFFIC SHIFT: Two-way traffic in the westbound lanes of U.S. 60 between U.S. 65 and Glenstone Avenue. Speed limit reduced to 45 mph.

TRAFFIC SHIFT - Westbound Route 60 traffic shifted to eastbound lanes at Lake Springfield bridge east of Route 65.

          TRAFFIC SHIFT - Southbound Route 65 traffic shifted to old northbound lanes and southbound-to-

          eastbound ramp traffic using temporary pavement.
          RAMP CLOSED: Westbound U.S. 60-to-southbound U.S. 65 ramp CLOSED until fall 2012.
          Other nighttime lane and ramp closings possible. When lanes or ramps closed, 45 mph work zone

• Campbell Avenue Six-Laning in Springfield:

Lane closings possible in various locations for short periods.

Equipment entering and leaving work area.

• Chestnut Expressway/Route 65 Diverging Diamond Interchange in Springfield:

LANE CLOSINGS: One eastbound and/or one westbound lane closed at times on Chestnut Expressway. Work hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Narrowed driving lanes and narrowed ramp lanes at times

One southbound lane of Route 65 closed at times.

Henry County

• Route 52 New Bridge: Road closed at Bear Creek 1/2 mile south of Montrose until late June. Use alternate routes. (Safe & Sound)

• Route K New Bridge: Road closed at Deepwater Creek 1/2 mile north of Germantown until late-June. Use alternate routes. Route 52, Route 13 and Route 18. (Safe & Sound)

• Route N New Bridge: Road closed at Norris Creek east of Blairstown until early June. Use alternate routes. (Safe & Sound)

Hickory County

• Route BB New Bridge: Road closed at Chance Creek east of Preston until mid-June. Use alternate routes. (Safe & Sound)

Jasper County

• Route 71: Lane closings in various locations. Installing signs and building emergency crossovers in median.
  

• Route 171 New Northbound RR Bridge Near Brooklyn Heights: (Completion: December 2012)
  One southbound and/or northbound lane closed at times at Missouri-Northern Arkansas railroad tracks. (Safe & Sound)

• Main Street at Zora Street Interchange Construction: (Completion: 2013)

ROAD CLOSED: Zora Street CLOSED east of Main Street. Detour: Fountain Road to St. Louis Street to Broadway Street

TRAFFIC SHIFT: Main Street traffic shifted to southbound lanes with two-way traffic in the southbound lanes
Lane closings and traffic shifts on Main Street.

Lawrence County

• No traffic impacts

McDonald County

• Route 71: Lane closings in various locations. Installing signs and building emergency crossovers in median.

Newton County

• Range Line Road (Business Route 71): NIGHT WORK - One-lane traffic at 36th Street in Joplin. Building sidewalks. Work hours: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday-Friday.

• Route 71: Lane closings in various locations. Installing signs and building emergency crossovers in median.

Polk County

• No traffic impacts

St. Clair County

• Route E New Bridge: Road closed at Truman Lake north of Roscoe until mid-August. Use alternate routes.

• Route 13: Lane closings in areas between Deepwater and Collins. Installing rumble stripes.

Stone County

• Route 173: One-lane traffic in areas between Routes 248/Route 265 at Elsey and Route 76 at Cape Fair. Resurfacing.

• Route 13 Widening Branson West to Kimberling City: (Completion: December 2012)
  Route 13 shifted to temporary by-pass at Rollin Acres Road. Speed limit 35 mph.
  Nighttime lane closings on Route 13 in areas for widening work and paving. Work hours: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  Lane closings and short-term traffic stops possible on Route 13 in areas
  Equipment entering and leaving work areas

Taney County

• Route 76/Taney County Route T Turn-Lane Project: (Completion late June)
  Possible lane closings between Branson and Kirbyville

Vernon County

• Route B New Bridge: Road closed at Horse Creek northwest of Jerico Springs until late August. Use alternate routes.

• Route V Bridge Rehabilitation: Road closed at the Little Osage River north of Stotesbury. Bridge replacement. (Completion late June)

• Route 71/Vernon County Route TT interchange project north of Nevada: (Completion December 2012)
  Lane closings on Route 71 at Route TT.
  Crews and equipment close to traffic on shoulders on either side of Route 71.

• Route 71 Northbound Bridge Replacement at Douglas Branch north of Nevada: (Completion: December 2012)

                  Two-way traffic in the southbound lanes by mid-day into late June

Webster County

• No traffic impacts

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