Not trying to be a traffic reporter but this is a pretty big closing I wanted to make everyone aware of.
May 12, 2008
EASTBOUND I-435 AT U.S. 69 TO CLOSE OVERNIGHT FOR A WEEKEND
With the end of the I-435/Antioch interchange project in sight, crews are working quickly to get the flyover ramp complete.
Starting Friday, May 16, crews will close all eastbound lanes of I-435 near the U.S. 69 interchange overnight so they can construct the flyover.
The closure will include:
- All eastbound lanes of I-435 from U.S. 69 to Antioch Road
- The ramp from eastbound I-435 to northbound U.S. 69, and
- The ramp from southbound U.S. 69 to eastbound I-435.
Crews will close the highway starting at 10 p.m., reopening it to traffic at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 17.
The closure will occur again Saturday night starting at 10 p.m. and reopen to traffic at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 18.
Project work is scheduled to be completed Sunday, weather permitting.
Marked detours will be provided. Traffic on eastbound I-435 will detour south on U.S. 69 to College Boulevard, then back north to I-435. Drivers should expect major delays and use an alternate route if possible.
This bridge work is part of a four year, $127 million project that includes an interchange at Antioch and I-435, a two-lane fly-over ramp from southbound U.S. 69 to eastbound I-435, additional lanes on I-435 and sound barrier walls on I-435 and U.S. 69.
Construction is expected to be finished in the fall with restoration complete by the spring of 2009.
According to the current schedule, by the end of this year, the inside shoulder of southbound U.S. 69 will be widened, the flyover ramp from southbound U.S. 69 to eastbound I- 435 will be complete; and noise walls will be installed along the east side of U.S. 69 from 103rd to 95th streets.
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