LA MONTE — A representative of the Missouri Department of Transportation met with La Monte residents Monday to discuss plans for the town’s intersection.
MoDOT Project Manager Jason Vanderfeltz presented a standing-room only crowd of more than 50 people with new plans for two U.S. 50 intersections at Monday’s City Council meeting.
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