Lt. Governor Peter Kinder was in Sedalia on June 25 for the unveiling of the Tour of Missouri Host City highway signs.  The signs, produced by the Missouri Department of Transportation, have been installed on the main highway entrances to Sedalia and smaller signs will be posted throughout the community. 

The Tour of Missouri visits Sedalia for the individual time trials on Friday, September 11, 2009.

For more information, or to volunteer to help with the effort, visit www.TourofMissouri.com. 

Streetscape Project Underway

The City of Sedalia began Phase I of the downtown streetscape project is currently underway.  The project, will be completed in one-block stages, began on Main Street and is currently under construction on Main Street from Osage to Ohio Avenues.  The impacted portion of Main Street is closed to through roadway traffic.  Pedestrian traffic to businesses in the construction zone will be accommodated throughout the project as possible. 

The next stage will be Ohio Avenue from Main Street to 2nd Street.

Phase I of the Sedalia Streetscape Project will replace sidewalks, streets, curbing and associated infrastructure on Main Street from Osage Avenue to Lamine Avenue and on Ohio Avenue from Main Street to 3rd Street.  Downtown businesses will remain open during construction and special care will be given to keep access to all businesses available to customers. 

“There is going to be a great deal of work being done in the project area to revitalize downtown and to make it a more friendly and inviting place to shop, eat and live,” said Community Development Director John Simmons.  “We ask people to have patience, to be flexible and to focus on the benefits that this project will have on the long term health of downtown Sedalia.”

The project began construction on June 8 with completion scheduled for January, 2010.

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