Rusty Black Is Skeptical About Possibly Converting U.S. Highway 36 Into Interstate 72

(MISSOURINET) – A budget item that awaits a decision from Governor Mike Parson focuses on highway infrastructure. If approved, a $2.5 million engineering study would determine the worth of turning U.S. Highway 36 into Interstate 72 in Missouri. Republican Senator Rusty Black of Chillicothe tells Missourinet that he supports the study…

U.S. Highway 36 runs from St. Joseph to Hannibal, where Interstate 72 dead ends. Black is concerned for the farmers in his district who cross the highway to transport their farm equipment from one field to another.