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• Build new access roads on either side of Chestnut Expressway

• Build a bridge on Chestnut Expressway over the railroad tracks west of U.S. 65

• Install a new traffic signal at Chestnut Expressway and Ingram Mill Road

Phase One - June 2016-Oct. 2016

• Build access road to businesses north of Chestnut Expressway
• Build part of temporary bypass north of Chestnut Expressway across railroad tracks
• Relocate utility lines
• Traffic Impacts:
  • Chestnut Expressway CLOSED at night periodically for utility crossings. Work hours: 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Phase Two - Nov. 2016-Late 2017:

• Build railroad bridge over Burlington Northern-Santa Fe tracks
• Improve intersection of Ingram Mill Road & Chestnut Expressway and add traffic signal
• Build access road south of Chestnut Expressway west of Ingram Mill Road
• Traffic Impacts:
  • Chestnut Expressway traffic shifted to temporary bypass
  • Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane open on bypass
  • Significant traffic delays expected on Chestnut Expressway
  • Drivers urged to find alternate routes

Construction: Summer 2016-Late 2017

Estimated Total Cost: $14.8 million

Partnership Project: City of Springfield, Greene County, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad and MoDOT

News Releases:

• TRAFFIC ALERT:Chestnut Expressway CLOSED at Night for Water Line Installation Week of Aug. 1
• Chestnut Railroad Bridge Project - Phase One Construction Underway; Public Meeting Scheduled for June 21