Plans to remove the Lexington Road overpass are prompting Ray County commissioners to seek a change in who maintains a portion of the road near Henrietta.

Commissioners raised the request with Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Area Engineer Ravi Neupane during a recent discussion of ongoing and upcoming transportation projects throughout Ray County.

Commissioner Max Hockemeier explained MoDOT currently maintains Route J and Route CC, along with the portion of Lexington Road connecting the two routes. Farther north, MoDOT maintains Route H, while Ray County is responsible for a section of Lexington Road near Henrietta.

With the county planning to remove the approximately 700-foot Lexington Road overpass, commissioners are asking MoDOT to consider taking over maintenance from the area near the Evergy property south to where Lexington Road meets Route H.

Hockemeier noted the change would create a continuous stretch of MoDOTmaintained roadway in that area, similar to the connection…