Southwest District – Drivers should expect one lane traffic, flaggers and pilot cars where contractor crews are sealing various routes in the Southwest District with a mixture of rock and oil beginning Monday, July 17, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Contractor crews will seal the existing driving surface on these routes. A seal coat is not an alternative to an asphalt overlay, but is being used as an economical way to maintain and preserve the roadway. The treatments keep a road from deteriorating and will extend its life. Crews will work daytime hours of 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Monday – Saturday.
Here’s a look at the project:
- Barry County
- Route W between Route A in Wheaton and Old Bus 37 Highway in Butterfield
- Christian County
- Route AA between Route 160 and Blue Springs Road north of Nixa
- Route JJ between Route 125 and Route 14 east of Ozark
- Hickory County
- Missouri Route 64 between Route J and south of Route D/NN south of Nemo
- Hickory/Polk County
- Missouri Route 83 between Route V east of Flemington to Route 54 in Wheatland
- McDonald County
- Missouri Route 76 between Route E and Route U south of Stella
- Route BB between Route 59 and east of I-49 in Goodman
- Route E between Route 76 south of Stella and the Missouri state line
- Polk County
- Route T between Route 13 in Bolivar and Route 123 in Aldrich
- Stone County
- Missouri Route 76 between Route 13 and Wolves Lane in Reeds Spring
- Route M between Route 265 north of Crane and Route M/U in Jamesville
- Webster County
- Route CC between Rifle Range Road/Route 66 Trail in Marshfield and Webster County Line Road south of Conway
Traffic Impacts:
- Traffic reduced to one lane where contractor crews are working
- Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed when traveling over recently-sealed sections of highways
- Drivers urged to find alternate routes. No signed detours are planned.
- Drivers will encounter flaggers and pilot cars directing them through the work zones. Drivers should wait for the pilot vehicle before proceeding through the work zones or before entering the work zones from a side road.
- Local residents will be able to get to driveway and entrances along the road
- Electronic message boards located near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule
- Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts
Weather and/or scheduling delays will alter the work schedule.
Project Information:
- Prime contractor: Blevins Asphalt Construction, Mt. Vernon
- Total project cost: $2.97 million
- Contract completion date: September 1, 2023
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For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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