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Downtown construction update

KACU | By Ashley Henderson
Published July 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM CDT

Construction is ongoing downtown, and businesses are trying to deal with the disruption of traffic flow.

KACU’s Ashley Henderson talked to business owners and locals to see how it’s going.

The project is 55% complete. Most of the project will be finished in October.

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