A city planner provided a concrete deadline for when the remodeling of the corridor notorious for construction and traffic will begin.

The reconstruction of a portion of Wornall Road in Kansas City will begin in one to three years, according to a city project manager.

The lane restructuring would transform the troublesome Wornall Road between Gregory Boulevard and 63rd Street from a four-lane road to a two-lane road with a center turn lane. The corridor has been under construction for years, residents said, and has caused them a fair share of headaches and flat tires .

The project, headed by the Kansas City Public Works Department, is formally known as a road diet , a roadway reconfiguration that can “improve safety, calm traffic, provide better mobility and access for a

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