The official start date for a significant paving project in downtown Emporia is Monday.
The city’s contractor will start a project that involves Commercial Street, also Kansas Highway 99, from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks north to 12th and Sixth Avenue, or US Highway 50, from Neosho to Mechanic. The project involves milling, asphalt overlay and pavement striping.
Drivers are asked to pay attention to traffic control and project detours as marked. They are also asked to be cautious in the work zone.
Work could continue through November, weather permitting.
This is the city’s annual project as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link, or CCLIP, program.
