Eighteen locally owned small businesses at a Springfield food park have a message for the community as major construction prepares to shut down their street: We’re still here, ready to serve you.
Starting Aug. 4, the Sunshine Street bridge will be closed from east of Scenic Avenue to west of Marion Avenue for up to four months for construction, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Metro Eats food park, which was established in 2019, is located at 2463 W. Sunshine St., right in the middle.
From what park owner Christina Shellhart has been told, the park should still be accessible during construction…