MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT: I-44 OPEN between Kansas Expressway and West Bypass

Where: ALL Lanes ofI-44 OPEN between Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13) and West Bypass (U.S. Route 160) in Springfield (mile markers 75-77)

When: 7:50 p.m. Saturday, July 12

What: Westbound I-44 was open at 5:30 p.m. Contractors closed I-44 between Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13) and West Bypass (U.S. Route 160) in Springfield (mile markers 75-77) as they demolished the Melville Road bridge over I-44. The Melville Road bridge closed Monday, July 7, for up to 140 days as crews work to replace the bridge. This work is part of the Forward 44: Melville Road Bridge Replacement Project.

Traffic Impacts:

• ALL LANES of I-44 OPEN between Kansas Expressway (Missouri Route 13) and West Bypass (U.S. Route 160) in Springfield (mile markers 75-77)
• Melville Road (Farm Road 127) Bridge over I-44 CLOSED for up to 140 days
• • Melville Road detour routes include: West Bypass (Route 160), Kearney Street (Route 744), Kansas Expressway (Route 13), Norton Road
  • Drivers will have access to entrances at either end of the Melville Road bridge, but will not be able to drive through the work zone
• Norton Road Open
• 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 closures/traffic impacts

Weather and/or construction delays could alter the work schedule.

To get project updates or sign up for project emails, visit: https://www.modot.org/melville44

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