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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Public Works Department - (573) 874-7250

Ballenger Lane closure

COLUMBIA, MO (June 11, 2010) - The city of Columbia Public Works Department announces that beginning Monday, June 21, at 7 a.m., Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. will begin construction of a new roundabout at Ballenger Lane and Mexico Gravel Road.

This work will result in a 30-day road closure of Ballenger Lane at the intersection of Mexico Gravel Road. The work will be completed and the road fully reopened by July 20. This is part of the $4.4 million expansion project for Mexico Gravel Road, from Vandiver to Route PP. Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists will need to use an alternate route.

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