MoDOT: Scott City's Main Street targeted for paving by summer's end

The signs along Route K in Scott City say the street will be paved by winter. But MoDOT assures that the city's Main Street will be resurfaced before the end of summer.

City leaders and residents of Scott City have noticed the signs at the edge of town -- MoDOT blue signs with a "winter 2006" completion date for resurfacing the city's primary east-west traffic corridor.

But Lynelle Luther, MoDOT operations engineer, said the project is expected to get underway by mid-July.

Resurfacing Route K from the city limits on the east to the just beyond Interstate 55 on the west was originally slated to being in late March. But rainy, cold weather caused delays, and contractor Apex Paving started work on resurfacing I-55 in Cape Girardeau County before the Route K project.

Luther said such delays are not unusual in road projects.

When work begins it will take place between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Route K carries 15,410 vehicles a day, according to MoDOT figures.