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PRESS RELEASE: Groundbreaking Set for Lafayette Street Interchange Project

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December 18, 2014 – For immediate release                                                                                  

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Groundbreaking Set for Lafayette Street Interchange Project

 

JEFFERSON CITY – A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 to celebrate the beginning of the Lafayette Street interchange project in Jefferson City. The event will take place at 725 E. Elm, the former site of the Capital City Boys and Girls Club.

The two-year, $20.3-million project includes building a new interchange at U.S. Route 50 and Lafayette Street; adding a lane in each direction on the Whitton Expressway from Monroe Street to Lafayette Street and from Lafayette Street to Clark Avenue; and rehabilitating, replacing or constructing six bridges along the corridor.

The public is invited to attend this event. 

 

Who:               State Sen. Mike Kehoe

State Rep. Mike Bernskoetter

Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph

Cole County Presiding Commissioner Marc Ellinger

Jefferson City Chamber President Bob Gilbert

MoDOT Chief Engineer Ed Hassinger

What:             Groundbreaking for the Lafayette Street interchange project

When:             11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19

Where:           725 E. Elm, the former site of the Capital City Boys and Girls Club

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