The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will accept bids until 11 a.m. March 20 for a project that includes major improvements to U.S. 63 through Houston.
The almost 2.6-mile effort calls for grading and pavement work from the Brushy Creek Bridge south to just north of the Indian Creek Bridge.
The estimated $1.7 million plan calls for:
•Three lanes from the Brushy Creek Bridge to First Street.
•Five lanes from First Street to Sonic Drive In.
•Three lanes from South U.S. 63 southward to the city limits.
•Reconfiguring some traffic lights.
•Eliminating highway curbing at the Holder Drive intersection.
A $500,000 project to construct a sidewalk along U.S. 63 will begin after its completion.
The effort to construct a sidewalk from West Highway 17 near Corner Express to Houston Walmart Supercenter was among $3.1 million in projects to receive federal transportation alternative funds. The city will pay $100,000 of the project cost. Grant funding will pay the rest.