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The widening to four lanes of U.S. 65 south of Hollister, starting in 2006, will conclude a long but steady effort to add lanes along the increasingly busy corridor between Springfield and the Missouri-Arkansas line.
U.S. 65 is now four lane through Hollister, with an interchange and overpass. This $19 million project was made possible through a partnership involving MoDOT, Hollister and Taney County.
Work began in mid-2005 on a $10-million project to four-lane U.S. 65 between Branson and Hollister. A second bridge carrying the two new lanes was completed over Lake Taneycomo in 2006.
A third project nearing completion has four-laned the remaining 8 miles of U.S. 65 between Hollister and the Missouri-Arkansas state line. The estimated cost is $27.2 million.
Amendment 3 funds accelerated two of these three projects. Amendment 3 also enabled MoDOT to add the Hollister-to-Arkansas project to its 5-Year Construction Plan. The project was voted the highest-priority rural highway need in Missouri by a statewide Major Projects Task Force of city, county and state transportation officials meeting in April 2005.
Traffic Impacts:
• Occasional lane closings may be necessary on U.S. 65 at times
Project Timeline:
- 1970s – New lanes completed between I-44 in Springfield and Ozark
- 1980s – New lanes added at Branson and interchanges built at Routes 76 and 248
- 1990s – New lanes added between Ozark and a point north of Branson
- 2004-2006 – New lanes added and interchange and overpass built at Hollister
- 2005-2006 – New lanes added and new bridge built over Lake Taneycomo between Branson and Hollister
- 2006-2008 – New lanes added and outer roads built between Hollister and Missouri/Arkansas state line
For more information, contact our Springfield District Office at 417-895-7600 or 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).
Last updated: May 2008.
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