A highly-traveled bridge along Barry Road over Rush Creek was closed on Friday morning by the Kansas City Public Works Department and will remain closed for two years while the bridge is replaced. According to Dennis Gagnon, public information officer for the public works department, the bridge was inspected in May and crews determined it was deteriorating faster than was expected. The deterioration was due in part to a large number of large vehicles using the bridge. “It was restricted to one lane and motorists didn’t observe the restrictions,” said Gagnon. “We had hoped to keep it open until work began.”
College basketball coaches around the country converged upon The National Golf Club in Parkville on Monday to take part in the College Basketball Experience (CBE) Classic. Pictured on the front page: Among those on hand was Bill Self, head coach of the national champion Kansas Jayhawks. The tournament raised funds to support the CBE and the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in downtown Kansas City.
The Platte County Commission awarded a bid by Mill Valley Construction for the construction and installation of new windows for the Platte County Courthouse. The total cost for the project is $116,950 and is budgeted for 2008. The project will replace more than 80 windows on the courthouse.