SPRINGFIELD, MO - Drivers traveling across the central part of the city will need to find some alternate routes thanks to a upcoming road closure.

Starting this week, MoDOT will be temporarily closing Chestnut Expressway between Kansas Expressway and Broadway Ave. for railroad crossing repairs.

The closure, which begins Wednesday, October 22, and lasts through Thuesday, October 30th, will allow BNSF Railway crews to make repairs where it's East Belt line cross the expressway. The location is just east of Kansas Expressway.

MoDOT says detour signs will direct motorists to several alternate tours, including Kansas Expy, Kearney St., and Glenstone Ave. In addition, lighted message boards will provide alerts regarding the closure.

The closure will be the second major Springfield steet clos

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