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14-04-2025
- Automotive
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Joplin begins 2025 road resurfacing program
Joplin's resurfacing program for 2025 will begin the week of April 14, starting in the East town area. This work is referred to as 'mill and overlay,' as the top few inches of existing asphalt are removed (milling), and then workers lay a fresh new coat of asphalt over the area (overlay), according to a statement from the city. As milling and paving operations along city roads begin, the city encourages citizens to watch for postings in their neighborhoods. Maps of the streets included in this year's paving program can be found on the city website, If a street will be affected by the resurfacing, the contractor, Blevins Asphalt Construction, will notify residents along city streets with informational door hangers on their front doors. No parking signs will also be posted along both sides of the street and at both ends of each block. These notifications should be completed within 48 hours prior to the work being started. According to the city, it is important to ensure that vehicles are not parked on the posted streets until the paving work has been completed. City staff annually evaluates the pavement conditions of the city street system using the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) system and recommends streets that need improvements. City staff determines which streets are to be resurfaced through a selection process based on traffic counts, street classifications, structural integrity, and ride quality. Streets or parking lots may be added or deleted from this list. Following the completion of the work in in East Town, the contractor will move to other areas listed. Areas included in the 2025 mill and overlay program: • Area in East town and south of 7th Street. • Area of North St. Louis Ave. and East Zora Road. • Area of North St. Louis Ave. and Prairie Flower Road. • Connecticut Avenue, 15th Street to 32nd Street. • Forest Park Cemetery. This project is funded through the Transportation Sales Tax, Capital Improvement Sales Tax, and Parks and Stormwater Sales Tax Funds. For more information, contact Traffic Engineer Dakota Rusk at 417-624-0820, ext. 1598, or Drusk@
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Will your street be impacted by upcoming resurfacing work?
JOPLIN, Mo. — The City of Joplin's 2025 resurfacing program will begin Monday. The City of Joplin has confirmed in a press release that beginning Monday, April 14, resurfacing work known as 'mill and overlay' will begin starting in the Easttown area. In this process referred to by the city as 'mill and overlay', the top few inches of existing asphalt are removed (milling) and then a fresh coat is laid out over the asphalt area by workers (overlay). The City of Joplin is encouraging citizens to watch for postings in their neighborhoods as this work begins. Maps of the streets included in this year's paving program can be found here. The City's resurfacing program for 2025 will begin the week of April 14, starting in the Easttown area. This work is referred to as 'mill and overlay,' as the top few inches of existing asphalt are removed (milling), and then workers lay a fresh new coat of asphalt over the area (overlay). City of Joplin officials say residents whose streets will affected by the resurfacing work will be notified by the contractor, Blevins Asphalt Construction, by hanging informational door hangers on residential front doors. They will also post no parking signs along the streets and at the ends of each block. Top 10 cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Joplin metro area Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce celebrates 108th annual banquet Joplin man gets 50 years for using children in pornography production Candlelight vigil held to honor victims and survivors of crime Franklin Tech and PSU launch tuition-free pathway for vo-tech students Officials say it is crucial that residents do not park on the posted streets until the work has been completed. City staff says they annually evaluate the pavement conditions of the City Street System using the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) system and recommends streets that need improvements. City staff also say they determine which streets are to be resurfaced through a selection process based on traffic counts, street classifications, structural integrity, and ride quality. Streets or parking lots may be added or deleted from this list. Maps of the areas included in the 2025 program are listed at and the individual links are listed below. This information will also be posted on the City's Facebook page. Areas included in the 2025 Mill and Overlay Program: Area in Easttown and south of 7th Street Area of North St. Louis Ave. & East Zora Road Area of North St. Louis Ave. & Prairie Flower Road Area in Southwest Joplin Connecticut Avenue, 15th St. to 32nd St. Area of Northwest Joplin Forest Park Cemetery This city states this project is funded through the Transportation Sales Tax, Capital Improvement Sales Tax, and Parks and Stormwater Sales Tax Funds. For more information, contact Traffic Engineer Dakota Rusk at 417-624-0820, ext. 1598, or Drusk@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- General
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Streetscaping of Joplin's Main Street to be discussed, public invited
JOPLIN, Mo. — Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts on downtown's streetscaping project. According to the City of Joplin, a public meeting will be held on April 22 to discuss Main Street's streetscaping from 8th Street to 15th Street. What does streetscaping involve? Subjects ranging from surfacing, sidewalks, and lighting improvements will be the focus — and citizens are encouraged to share their input. The Open House Public Meeting will be held on the fifth floor of Joplin City Hall, which is located at 602 S. Main Street. Starting at 4:00 p.m. and running until 6:00 p.m. on April 22. The contractor for the project will have representatives at the meeting. A three-million-dollar grant from Housing and Urban Development is funding the project, which the City of Joplin matched, sourced from the Transportation Sales Tax fund. For additional information, contact the Capital Improvements Project Coordinator, Rob Beachner, at (417)624-0820 ext. 1543, or email Beachner at rbeachner@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
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Highway 278 corridor project one step closer to construction
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – After more than five years of debate, discussions and public hearings, the 278 of William Hilton Parkway corridor project is one step closer to a reality. The agreement between Beaufort County and the Town of Hilton Head Island was officially signed earlier this month. It came after months of meetings and back and forth between the two sides about money and what the project should look like. They were able to finally come together just days before the March 31 deadline from the State Infrastructure Board. The proposal is $296 million, over $120 million smaller than the original plan. That change happened after the Transportation Sales Tax referendum failed at the polls back in November. Leaving a major funding source empty. Now the State Infrastructure Bank has to approve the new, reduced plan. That's something State Senator Tom Davis (District 46) believes should happen soon. 'There's frustration that Beaufort County doesn't have the money to come up with to do the whole project,' explains Davis. 'But beyond all that frustration, I do think we have a compelling argument to make that infrastructure back money should be fully allocated the hole hundred 20 million for this eastbound span.' The new resolution details what changes are coming. Demolition of the existing eastbound bridge over Mackay Creek. That bridge was deemed 'failing' by the state and was designated for replacement. Construction of a new bridge extending from the mainland to Jenkins Island. That will be a 3 lane bridge without a multi-use pathway. It will be wide enough to accomodate temporary four lane use in the future if the westbound bridge needs to be replaced. There are connectors planned to Hog Island and two-way access to and from Pinckney Island. Retention and Improvement of Windmill Harbor traffic signal. Replace and relocate the 24″ pipeline that runs parallel to the current bridge Request that SCDOT lowers the speed limit of the William Hilton Parkway to 40 mph. What isn't included is any replacement or improvements to the westbound bridge spans, which were 'not' considered structurally compromised. Those will stay as two lanes off the Island. 'Right now, we're just going to focus on the new three lane eastbound span, taking it from Moss Creek over to Pinckney all the way to Windmill Harbor. And that pretty much exhausts the $300 million we have on hand,' says Davis. 'The thing that's most critical is the first span of the eastbound from Moss Creek to Pinckney Island, that will be replaced. There will be a new three lane span continuing on eastbound parallel to the existing three lane span.' Even if the $120 million is approved by the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB), another $180 million is still needed to finish the project. 'There is about $80 million from the 2018 penny sales tax,' says Davis. 'And then Beaufort County has supplemented that by about, $10 million, so that's 90 there. And then the balance of about $90 million to get you $300. That $90 million is coming from the DOT. They've gone ahead and kicked in that amount.' Davis says while the focus and money are now headed to the bridge, he doesn't want Hilton Head town leaders to lose focus on the larger goal, and bigger plan. 'We don't have sufficient funds at this point to do what I like to call the 'on-island improvements' from Windmill Harbor all the way to the Cross Island Parkway,' says Davis. 'Making sure that the impacts on the study community are mitigated. Make sure you got a free flow of traffic on to the Cross Island Parkway.' 'What I've been encouraging the Town of Hilton Head officials to do is develop your masterplan for that, put all your efforts now into looking at what the long-term piece looks like. What is an ideal situation is,' says Davis. 'There's a lot of work to do with the on-Island piece, and that really is the most contentious piece about, you know, how does it look, how does it feel, what impact does it have on Stony? Do you want to have a free flow of traffic down to the south end on the Cross Island? Those are all outstanding issues that, again, I've encouraged town and Hilton head officials to focus on and figure out what it is they want, and then I'll be of assistance to put the financing in place to make that happen.' 'It's probably going to involve county funds, city funds, state funds, federal funds. I mean, there may be multiple sources, but what I've told them at this point is don't focus all the dollars, focus on what you want to have happen on island and then let's figure out how we can pay for it. ' Davis met with the Chairman of the SIB, the SC Secretary of Transportation and Beaufort County representatives. He hopes the SIB will hold a hearing by the end of April to approve their $120 million in funding. But residents shouldn't hold their breath waiting for construction to happen. 'It just takes that long to finalize plans with the Federal Highway Administration to get a detailed set of engineering drawings and submit those out on a design build basis to get the contracts back,' says Davis. 'To make the award, to have the contractor go ahead and set up a construction schedule. Once those plans are approved; they can finalize the engineering drawings. And then once those engineering drawings are finalized, they can let it out to bid to companies.' 'It's going to be a design build concept,' says Davis. 'Which awards points to bidders who can solve the problem on the eastbound lane access to Pinckney Island. The new lane, eastbound lane going from Windmill Harbor doesn't have an off ramp on to Pinckney Island, but it does now. It has you continuing on to win the harbor and then doubling back in order to get the Pinckney Island. I've indicated that that is not acceptable. And what Secretary Powell has said he will do is your design. The bids that are submitted out there, an award points to responding bidders on solving that eastbound access problem to Pinckney Island. So, he feels very confident in the ability of those respondents to figure out how to engineer the project and to get that eastbound access to that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
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Charleston County plans quarterly meeting on Main Road Corridor Project
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Public Works is hosting its first quarterly meeting to discuss the Main Road Corridor Segment A Project. The meeting is scheduled Thursday, March 13 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Saint John's High School. Organizers said the project team will provide updates on milestones achieved, work underway, and next steps. After their presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and speak directly with the project team. This project is funded by the 2016 Transportation Sales Tax, Segment A begins at Bees Ferry Road and continues for 2.4 miles along Main Road to River Road and Chisolm Roads. Charleston County officials say the purpose of this project is to reduce congestion at the intersection of Savannah Highway and Main Road, increase capacity along Main Road from Bees Ferry Road to River/Chisolm Road, provide safe bicycle and pedestrian access, and improve stormwater drainage throughout the project area. According to organizers, the project team will host quarterly public meetings to deliver status updates and answer questions throughout the duration of construction. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
