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J
oplin became the crossroads of two interstate highways for the first time last year.
Two of its major interchanges at Interstate 44 at Range Line Road, and at North Main Street Road and Zora Street were overhauled in multi-million projects. At the same time, Joplin made gains in restoring the city to the way it was before the tornado, with new street signs and traffic signals. Steps also were taken to improve storm-water systems in tornado-damaged areas and make improvements to the city’s Shoal Creek Treatment Plant at a cost of $30 million.
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Interstate 49 from Pineville to Kansas City became a reality on Dec. 12, 2012. Participants in the unveiling of the nation’s newest addition to the interstate highway system said they felt like they were “making history.’’
Joplin made gains in restoring the city to the way it was before the tornado, with new street signs and traffic signals.
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Joplin East Middle School band members Chloe Poulson (left) and Cierra Kosilla hold up I-49 banners during a December ceremony to celebrate the upgrade of U.S. Highway 71 to Interstate 49. (T. Rob Brown)
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