Westport Earns World Cup Reprieve From Haphazard Water Dept. Construction

Sadly . . . They're already promising to restart with a vengeance when the visitors are gone . . . 

KCMO Water Services Deputy Director Andy Shively said the construction will stop and be cleared before the World Cup comes to town.

"We'll have Mill Street open for the World Cup," said Shively. "It will definitely be opened back up so businesses can function as normal as possible for what they have suffered through during this construction period."

This will allow the neighboring businesses some time to bring in visitors without construction interruption. 

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Westport construction will pause for World Cup; community shares project impact

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