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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA former concrete plant in Greenwood faces the wrecking ball to make room for a wider road.
The city plans to raze the former Prairie Materials concrete plant so it can turn Worthsville Road into a major boulevard that can handle traffic from a planned Interstate 65 exit. Most of the land the plant occupies will be converted to a wetlands area and trail, Mayor Mark Myers said.
Illinois-based Prairie Materials shut down the plant a few years ago, and it’s been vacant since then.
Myers said it has become an eyesore. The city hopes removing it and replacing it with a more scenic nature area that’s designed to absorb rainwater will encourage more development along Worthsville Road and improve the appearance of what will become a major gateway into Greenwood.
The city already has purchased two properties along Worthsville Road through eminent domain and has torn down a house as part of the widening project.
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