05-09-11  Residents will have to deal with the extension of the closure of Pioneer Drive starting next Wednesday.

Ron Wireman of DLZ – construction engineer on the project – said that Pioneer would be closed up to Miller Road on Wednesday May 11.

“This means as of next Wednesday morning Pioneer Drive will be closed from Lincoln Hwy. (Old 30) to Miller Road,” said Wireman in a press release on Thursday evening. “This means that we will also be closing Jim Neu drive. Jim Neu Drive will be closed from Pioneer Drive 600 feet to the east.”

Wireman said that the public will still have access to all business and homes on Jim Neu Drive from Oak Road. The entrance to the Sheriff Department off of Jim Neu Drive will remain open.

Wireman estimates that this closure will remain in place for approximately three and a half to four months in order to complete construction.