MODOT TO HOLD MEETING NOV. 18

The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Nov. 18 in Cape Girardeau to solicit public input on preliminary route locations for two area road improvements.

The open-house session will be held between 4-8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn.

No formal presentation will be made, but highway officials will be on hand to discuss the proposed projects.

One highway project would involve a bypass that would extend from routes 72 and 34 intersection west of Jackson to Interstate 55, between the Route K intersection and the new Route 74 interchange in Cape Girardeau.

The goal is to relieve traffic congestion and provide a more efficient roadway for motorists traveling to Cape Girardeau, state highway officials said.