A portion of Highway E (Allen’s Landing Road) will be closed next month as a new sewer “trunk” line will be installed by Dry Run Branch, according to city of Perryville engineer Tim Baer.
The project includes the installation of a 30-inch sewer pipe that takes sewage from lift stations to the city’s water treatment plant on Hidden Valley Lane south of the city limits.
Baer told the aldermen in November an agreement was reached with the Missouri Department of Transportation to overcut the existing roadway as opposed to boring beneath the state highway.
“It’s a fairly short crossing,” Baer said. “It’s going to save us a lot of money to overcut it vs. bore through all that rock. They understood all of that. In the end, it took us a while to get there. We’ll shut that road down for a short time, get across there and open it back up.”
Traffic will be diverted west through Ridge Line Estates (Ridge Drive) and Smith Street then down to U.S. Highway 61.
“I think it’s pretty clear cut what needs to be done,” Baer said. “We’ve got a good traffic plan
The work is likely to start in early 2022 and last about a week, according to Baer. There will be detour signs up a couple of weeks prior to the work beginning.
Economic development report
Scott Sattler, executive director of the Perry County Economic Development Authority, provided an update on public transportation last month to the Perryville Board of Aldermen. A public transportation pilot will continue next week.
Organizers of the Local Individualized Family Transit, or LIFT kickoff event Oct. 22, funded through a National Center for Mobility Management grant, will be running the transportation service again starting Monday, Dec. 6.
The service will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and have free boardings. Individuals are encouraged to call SMTS of Perryville at 573-547-8016 for more information or to scheduled a pickup at one of the stops.
