A long-awaited construction project to make major improvements to U.S. 63 will begin Monday, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
A $1,777,245 bid was awarded in June 2015 to Chester Bross Construction Co. of Hannibal for pavement improvements on U.S. 63 from Brushy Creek to Indian Creek in Texas County. The work includes five lanes from First Street to Sonic Drive-In and three lanes from Miller’s Grill to Sonic Drive-In.
Additional funding found later allowed for a third lane to be added from Sonic Drive-in south to Miller’s Grill that hadn’t been included in the bid. Originally it was to be two lanes.
Traffic will be one lane from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. from Aug. 29 to Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some weekend work also may occur. Local motorists are encouraged to use alternative routes, such as Lilly Road, Holder Drive and Thomasville Road, to miss the construction work.
Traffic won’t be stopped for more than 15 minutes at a time, it was announced at a pre-construction meeting.
A $500,000 project to construct a sidewalk along U.S. 63 will now likely be delayed until spring due to the late start on the highway work, said City Administrator Larry Sutton said. 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.
RESIDENTS SHOULD USE LILLY ROAD, HOLDER DRIVE AND THOMASVILLE ROAD TO AVOID DELAYS