The project manager for the contractor building Evergy's new power plant south of Maryville provides a progress report on preparing the site and what is still to come.
Ryan Mondragon of Kiewit Infrastructure provided an update with local reporters after employees presented a $10,000 dollar check to the Maryville school district.
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By the end of the year, approximately 352,000 cubic yards of dirt will be moved and there will be two warehouse buildings and an employee training center.
Phase two, which will start during the first quarter of 2027, is building below ground to prepare for above ground construction that will start in the middle of 2028.
A parking lot for 450 vehicles is being built for the combined workforce between Kiewit, its subcontractors, and Evergy.
Construction will continue through the year 2031.
Mondragon says the trailer that is visible to traffic on Highway 71 is home for maintenance employees and materials.
And the project manager says adding J-turns on 71 will accommodate semis going in and out of the plant.
