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Business owners, family members urge Grain Valley to press MoDOT for Jefferson Street safety fixes
Summary
Business owners and a grieving family asked the council to advocate to MoDOT for short-term safety measures on Jefferson Street — guardrails, maintenance and speed signs — while a long-term I‑70 widening project is pending.
Andrea Elliott, co-owner of Elliott Glass on Eagles Ridge Boulevard, told the council that Jefferson Street is unsafe for employees, customers and delivery drivers and asked the board to be a louder voice to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for short-term safety improvements ahead of a planned I‑70 widening project.
"It is not a safe road. It needs guardrails. It needs to be maintained better,"…
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