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Monday, October 06, 2008 11:37 AM

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A worker stops traffic as a wheeled tractor-scraper makes its way across U.S. 59 in July near Stafford Road. The construction crew built a dirt ramp for the heavy machinery to safely cross the highway.

U.S. 59: Process has taken years, and more work remains before new highway can open

Building a better highway

By JENALEA MYERS, Herald Staff Writer

It will be a long road to a new four-lane freeway between Ottawa and Lawrence.

Even though construction is under way, the project — a multi-million dollar undertaking that will significantly impact Franklin County — has years before drivers will be able to experience a safer U.S. 59.   

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