CLAY COUNTY- In partnership with the City of Kearney, the Missouri Department of Transportation constructed a new interchange on Interstate 35 at 19th Street (144th Street) approximately one mile south of Missouri Route 92. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled at the project site beginning at 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 2. To help celebrate the completion of the interchange, Congressman Sam Graves, Mayor Randy Pogue, the president of Clarkson Company and officials from MoDOT will be speaking at the event. The project is scheduled to be open the week of November 6th, weather permitting. The ceremony is open to the public and guests will enter and exit from Watson Drive/19th Street and park along Watson Drive.
“Thanks to the citizens’ support of the sales tax initiative and MoDOT that made this project possible, this interchange is going to improve safety, further connect our community and bring new economic development opportunities,” said Kearney Mayor Randy Pogue. “This project has been decades in the making, and to see it come to fruition is my absolute honor.”
The new interchange crosses I-35 and includes ramps to/from I-35, bike lanes, and pedestrian facilities. In addition, the project will feature three separate roundabouts along 19th Street located at Watson Drive, Nation Road and the future Sam Barr Drive intersection. For more information, visit the website: modot.org/i-35-and-19th-street-interchange.
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