As of Sunday, April 2, Cody Road in Independence has been re-opened to traffic. Mayor Chris Reinersman announced the re-opening on the city’s Facebook page.
The road runs alongside a creek, which is prone to flooding. The city closed the road in February to repair its poorly maintained culvert, which had proved inadequate to channeling water away from the road during flooding events.
The city had applied for grant funding to address the problem in 2015, but numerous delays, some related to the pandemic, pushed the project back until this year.
Concluding his statement, Mayor Reinserman said that the number of closures on the road should decrease.
To learn more about the project, contact Independence City Hall.
