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NewsOctober 9, 2007

Southeast Missourian New asphalt shoulders were added to Southern Expressway in a project that began Saturday and was finished Monday. The asphalt shoulders replaced gravel shoulders along the road from Kingshighway to the Cape La Croix Creek bridge, Cape Girardeau public works director Tim Gramling said. The city expects to add asphalt shoulders to the roadway from the creek to Sprigg Street in 2008...

Traffic was reduced to one lane Monday on Southern Expressway near Kingshighway as workers installed asphalt shoulders. (Fred Lynch)
Traffic was reduced to one lane Monday on Southern Expressway near Kingshighway as workers installed asphalt shoulders. (Fred Lynch)

Southeast Missourian

New asphalt shoulders were added to Southern Expressway in a project that began Saturday and was finished Monday.

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The asphalt shoulders replaced gravel shoulders along the road from Kingshighway to the Cape La Croix Creek bridge, Cape Girardeau public works director Tim Gramling said. The city expects to add asphalt shoulders to the roadway from the creek to Sprigg Street in 2008.

"Basically it is just a maintenance issue we were wanting to address," he said.

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