ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS BEGIN IN FAYETTE

A six-block stretch of Route 240 through Fayette will receive updated sidewalks following a project that Missouri Department of Transportation crews are beginning Wednesday.

MoDOT will make improvements to the sidewalks, curb ramps, and pavement approaches along Route 240 between Lucky and Walnut streets, including the west side of the Howard County courthouse square. Work zones will be active Mondays through Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The project will bring the sidewalks into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Concrete Solution LLC of Linn will complete the work, as part of a contract providing sidewalk upgrades to five communities in three counties this year. A similar project is planned before November in New Franklin along Route 5 from Merchant Street to Broadway.