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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">August 27, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Barry Dalton
<br />Community Relations Specialist
<br />Public Works Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />Barry.Dalton@CoMo.gov
<br />573.874.7217</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%;">East side of Forum Boulevard, Green Meadows Road roundabout construction scheduled to begin Sept. 3</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The City of Columbia Public Works Department plans to finish the west side of the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forum Boulevard and Green Meadows Road roundabout on Tuesday, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sept. 3</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, weather permitting, and begin construction of the east side of the roundabout. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The west side will reopen to traffic and the east side will close at Green Meadows Road. Forum Boulevard will continue to remain open throughout the project with the roundabout expected to open to traffic on all sides by this winter, weather permitting.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The roundabout, along with street lighting, stormwater improvements, utility relocations and sidewalks, is being constructed in phases </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to reduce the impact on traffic as much as possible. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Construction of the west side of the roundabout began July 8. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Longer than normal traffic delays are likely during the remainder of construction so motorists are encouraged to use other major roads as alternate routes whenever possible. Steps are being taken to encourage motorists to drive slowly in the construction zone, including traffic signs, message boards and an increase in traffic patrols.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. is the contractor for the project. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forum Boulevard is a four-lane divided road intersecting with Green Meadows, a two-lane street. The goal of the project is to increase safety and reduce congestion. Two interested parties meetings were held on April 28, 2016, and June 27, 2017. Public hearings occurred on Sept. 6, 2016, and Sept. 5, 2017. The estimated investment for the project is $1.2 million. </span></p>
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<p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Project Updates: </span><a href="http://como.gov/PublicWorks/Forum-Greenmeadows"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CoMo.gov/PublicWorks/Forum-GreenMeadows</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and on Public Works social media </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Roundabout Education Page: </span><a href="https://www.como.gov/publicworks/roundabout-education/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CoMo.gov/PublicWorks/Roundabout-Education</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">July 8, 2019 Press Release: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6227">CoMo.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6227</a></span></li>
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