Sikeston meeting to discuss 'dangerously unsafe' bridges

The mayor of Sikeston, Mo., has called for a bridge summit, and he's getting it.

The City of Sikeston will host an open meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Clinton Community Building, 501 Campanella Drive in Sikeston.

Mayor Mike Marshall said the two bridges nearest his city, on highways 60 and 51, which connect Missouri and Kentucky, "are old, extremely narrow and dangerously unsafe."

He's inviting local, regional and state transportation officials and members of the public to talk about infrastructure issues.

For details, call the Sikeston Department of Economic Development at (573) 471-2780.