MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT: Broadway Avenue CLOSED & Grant Avenue OPEN under I-44

Where : In Springfield

• Broadway Avenue CLOSED under I-44
• Grant Avenue OPEN under I-44

When: Beginning Monday, November 16

• Crews will move back and forth between Broadway and Grant Avenue and will close the road as they work. Message boards will alert drivers to upcoming work zones.

What: Contractor crews are working on the new I-44 bridges over National Avenue, Broadway Avenue, and Grant Avenue. National Avenue will be CLOSED until the work is completed. Broadway and Grant Avenue will be CLOSED intermittently. Crews will move back and forth between Broadway and Grant Avenue and will close the road as they work. For example, when Broadway Avenue is closed, Grant Avenue will be open, and when crews close Broadway Avenue, Grant Avenue will be open. This work is part of the Forward 44: Springfield Improvements in Greene County project.

Traffic Impacts:

• Broadway Avenue under I-44 CLOSED in Springfield
• Grant Avenue under I-44 OPENED in Springfield
• National Avenue under I-44 CLOSED in Springfield
• Drivers will have access to entrances at either end of the work zone, but will not be able to drive through the work zone
• Detours will be signed. Drivers are urged to find alternate routes.
• Signs and message boards will alert drivers to work zones and inform the public when there are reduced speeds and traffic delays
• Check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for road closures/traffic impacts

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

Project Summary:

• Widening I-44 to 6 lanes between Missouri Route 13 (Kansas Expressway) and U.S. Route 65
• Replace the following bridges carrying I-44 over city streets:
• • Broadway Avenue Bridge
  • Grant Avenue Bridge
  • National Avenue Bridge
• Build a pedestrian underpass and trail improvements east of Grant Avenue
• Resurface I-44 between west of Missouri Route 266 (Chestnut Expressway) and U.S. Route 160 (West Bypass)
• Build a sound wall south of I-44 from the National Avenue bridge west, approximately 2,550 feet

Contractor: Capital Paving & Construction LLC, Jefferson City

The awarded construction cost is $70.7 million, including $13.4 million in General Revenue funds provided by the General Assembly and the Governor's Office.

To get project updates or sign up for project emails, visit https://www.modot.org/projects/forward-44-springfield-improvements.

The project is scheduled for completion in May 2027.

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