NIXA, Mo. (KY3) – The Nixa City Council will vote on Wednesday on reallocating $15,000 for a traffic study that could lead to connecting Pembrook Avenue to State Highway 160.
The proposed connection would create an east-to-west route to the highway and potentially open 190 acres for mixed-use development. Pembrook Avenue currently ends about a quarter-mile west of State Highway 160. The Ozarks Transportation Organization says the connection would provide a critical link to the highway and improve traffic flow for years to come.
Mixed reactions from neighbors
Residents in the area have varying opinions about the potential development.
“Living right here right off of Truman Road, I understand and I see the amount of traffic that rolls up and down that road every day. And yes, they probably do need to look at another way to get on to 160 from this part of town,” said Kirk Grantham, who is concerned about the development…