Traffic/Trail Impacts

Week of Mar. 8-12

Traffic Impacts:

• NIGHTTIME CLOSING OF EASTBOUND U.S. 60: Both eastbound lanes of U.S. 60 will be closed over several nights beginning at mid-to-late week. Work hours: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. DETOUR: Southbound on U.S. 65 to Evans Road, up and over the interchange, to northbound U.S. 65 to eastbound U.S. 60.

• SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC STOPS ON U.S. 60 WEST OF U.S. 65: Both lanes of U.S. 60 slowed and possibly stopped up to 10 minutes before and during blasting operations between Glenstone Avenue west of U.S. 65 and Greene County Farm Road 189 east of U.S. 65. Blasting hour: 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. Blasting will be needed until mid-March.

• Nighttime lane and ramp closings possible

• All other work will take place AWAY from traffic

• Eastbound U.S. 60-to-southbound U.S. 65 ramp traffic using temporary bypass. (Ramp to Branson.) Ramp located 500 feet east of old ramp.

• Traffic shifts and narrowed driving lanes on U.S. 60 and U.S. 65

• Work zone speed limit: 60 mph

Trail Impacts:

• Trail users are urged not to go beyond the trail closed signs and the fencing. There are deep excavations, overhead construction beginning and large equipment moving back and forth over or near the closed trail segments. All this activity makes the trail in these areas unsafe to use which is why these trail segments have been closed.

• Galloway Creek Greenway trail OPEN between the old iron bridge east of U.S. 65 and the Missouri Conservation Nature Center trail west of U.S. 65 and south of U.S. 60.

• Section of Galloway Creek Greenway trail CLOSED between U.S. 60 west of U.S. 65 near the railroad tracks and the Missouri Conservation Nature Center trail south of U.S. 60.

• James River Greenway trail CLOSED between Galloway Creek Greenway trail near iron bridge south of U.S. 60 and Brunswick Avenue north of U.S. 60.

Traffic/Trail Impacts

U.S. 60/65 interchange reconstruction will be staged to keep traffic moving on the highways. However, lanes will be reduced and low-volume ramps will be closed temporarily. Lane shifts also will be used. Temporary roadway and ramp closings will be necessary at times.

Sections of the Galloway Creek Greenway and James River Greenway trails will be closed where they cross under U.S. 60 when hazards exist. These trail segments at U.S. 60 may be closed for long periods of time because of extensive excavations in the ground and work overhead where new bridges must be built. However, long sections of the trails AWAY from the construction will be open and safe to use.

Summer 2009 to Late 2010

• Periodic nighttime closings of U.S. 60 and U.S. 65 to set "flyover" bridge girders.

• Westbound U.S. 60-to-southbound U.S. 65 loop ramp closed so southbound U.S. 65-to-westbound U.S. 60 detour can be built. (Detour will be marked to direct traffic to nearby interchange.)

• Traffic shifts on U.S. 65 and U.S. 60 and on the ramps at various times throughout project.

• Northbound U.S. 65-to-eastbound U.S. 60 ramp closed (3 to 6 months) as eastbound U.S. 60 bridge over Lake Springfield is widened to the south. (Detour will be marked to direct traffic to nearby interchange.)

• Trail segments closed underneath U.S. 60 near BNSF railroad tracks and at the bridge over Lake Springfield. However, the trail segments will be reopened for short periods when conditions are safe.

Early 2011 to Fall 2011

• The two new "flyover" ramps opened – eastbound U.S. 60-to-northbound U.S. 65 and northbound U.S. 65-to-westbound U.S. 60. New ramps will carry traffic over U.S. 65, U.S. 60 and the railroad tracks.

• Westbound U.S. 60 traffic is shifted to widened eastbound U.S. 60 bridge over Lake Springfield.

• Westbound U.S. 60 bridge over Lake Springfield is removed and new bridge is built.

• Periodic nighttime closings of U.S. 60 to set girders for building of new northbound U.S. 65 bridge east of existing northbound U.S. 65 bridge.

• Temporary ramp closing for relocation (3 to 6 months): westbound U.S. 60-to-northbound U.S. 65. (Detour will be marked to direct traffic to nearby interchange.)

• Relocated westbound U.S. 60-to-northbound U.S. 65 ramp opened.

• U.S. 60 reduced to one lane each direction through the interchange for eastbound and westbound “straight through” traffic while new westbound U.S. 60 bridge over railroad tracks is built.

• Trail segments closed underneath U.S. 60 near railroad tracks and at Lake Springfield bridge. However, the trail segments will be reopened for short periods when conditions are safe.

Fall 2011 to Spring 2012

• Traffic shifted to new westbound U.S. 60 bridge over railroad tracks so eastbound U.S. 60 bridge can be built over railroad tracks.

• U.S. 60 reduced to one lane in each direction for eastbound and westbound “straight through”
traffic during construction of new eastbound U.S. 60 bridge over railroad tracks.

• New northbound U.S. 65 bridge and adjoining new pavement completed and northbound U.S. 65 traffic is shifted onto it.

• Southbound U.S. 65 traffic shifted to old northbound U.S. 65 bridge so deck and girders can be replaced on existing southbound bridge.

• Periodic closing of U.S. 60 to dismantle southbound U.S. 65 bridge over U.S. 60 to replace deck and install new girders on southbound U.S. 65 bridge.

• Trail segments closed underneath U.S. 60 near railroad tracks and at Lake Springfield bridge. However, the trail segments will be reopened for short periods when conditions are safe.

Spring 2012 to Fall 2012

• New westbound U.S. 60 bridge over Lake Springfield is opened and trail segment underneath U.S. 60 at Lake Springfield is reopened.

• New eastbound U.S. 60 bridge over railroad tracks is opened and trail segment underneath U.S. 60 near railroad tracks is reopened.

• Southbound U.S. 65 traffic shifted to rebuilt southbound U.S. 65 bridge over U.S. 60.

• Periodic nighttime closings of U.S. 60 during dismantling of old northbound U.S. 65 bridge over U.S. 60.

Project Completion October 2012

Updated: March 5, 2010