KCMO Water Services held a public meeting on September 29th to discuss the water main replacement project on Blue Ridge Boulevard and Holmes Road. KCMO Water Services has hired Blue Nile Construction for the replacement of the water mains. Blue Nile will be deploying three crews to work simultaneously on the water main [continue reading]
Exciting things are happening within the construction zone in September! Within the first two weeks of the month, new asphalt should be laid on the street between Holmes and Oak. The striping for drive lanes and on-street parking will follow shortly thereafter. The contractor anticipates finishing the installation of new [continue reading]
How about those new sidewalks? Yes, sidewalks on the north side of 135th Street between Holmes and Oak are nearly finished, as well as the installation of curbs, gutters, and new driveway approaches. Some sidewalks have been poured on the south side of 135th Street between Holmes and the railroad tracks. Starting Monday, [continue reading]
Is the construction along 135th Street every going to end? YES! On the list of things completed, we can check off the installation of a new 66’ storm drain system and the installation of a NEW water main. In June, all property owners between Holmes and Oak along 135th were connected [continue reading]
QuikTrip - Holmes/Blue Ridge Blvd Construction of the additional pumps will be finished in mid-June. The new store will have a total of 22 pumps upon completion of construction. Former Commerce Bank Building The property owner is working on the building so it can efficiently operate a deli/sandwich shop. Opening date is [continue reading]
What is happening on the east side of the railroad tracks along 135th Street? Trenching has began on the north side of 135th Street between Holmes and the railroad tracks is under construction. The water main line installation will continue west to Oak Street. During the trenching work, access to driveways for business activities [continue reading]
Ground has been broken on the construction site of the new QuikTrip Superstore, slated to take the place of the existing QT on the corner of Blue Ridge Blvd and Holmes Road in Martin City. It will be twice the size of the existing store as QuikTrip purchased the land [continue reading]
After years of designing, seeking funding and just plain tenacity, Martin City will see the start of improvements along 135th St. from Holmes Road to Hwy. 150. Once all of the construction is completed (3 years), Martin City will be beautiful with street curbing, new sidewalks, parallel parking spaces, decorative [continue reading]
Please excuse our mess! Once all of the construction of 135th St. is complete (3 years), Martin City will be beautiful with new sidewalks, decorative benches & trash receptacles, street banners and possibly even hanging plants. A whole new look! There are two reasons you see a mess on 135th Street: AT&T [continue reading]
Thanks to KCMO's Water Department for their fast response to a 20 foot high water gush that started at 3:30 am on Friday, 12/28 just west of RC’s Restaurant on 135th Street. It threatened to disrupt hundreds of RC reservation bookings for New Year’s weekend if the water was turned off [continue reading]
