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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">October 30, 2017</p>
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<br />(573) 874-7474</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Sidewalk closures scheduled for downtown block of Sixth, Seventh, Elm and Locust, Oct. 30-Nov. 7</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beginning </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monday, Oct. 30,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> River City Construction, a contractor for University of Missouri Facilities Planning and Development, began</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> construction for a new State Historical Society Building.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> This has resulted in sidewalk </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">closures on the east side of Sixth Street (between Locust and Elm), the west side of Seventh Street (south half block between Locust and Elm), the north side of Elm Street (between Sixth and Seventh), and on the south side of Locust (between Sixth and Seventh)</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The work associated with the closure is scheduled to be completed by Monday, Nov. 27 at 5 p.m., weather permitting. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Motorists and nonmotorized transportation users are urged to exercise extreme caution when in the work zone. Pedestrians should find alternate routes when possible.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A long-term closure is scheduled to follow this short-term closure upon Columbia City Council approval. Further details will be announced at that time. </span></p></div>
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