DIGGINS, MO – A major project to upgrade a dangerous four-mile section of U.S. 60 through Webster County is well underway.
In recent weeks, MoDOT contractors have started work to improve traffic flow and safety between Fordland and Diggins. The result will be the elimination of multiple intersections and the upgrading of portions of 60 to full freeway status.
For decades, the segment has been of particular concern for motorists and officials for two reasons. First, it includes multiple crossover intersections. Second, a busy BNSF Railway line follows the highway and crosses several adjoining roads…