Burleson Street project to take up to 18 months

Once a nearly $7 million project to rebuild and widen north Burleson Street in Kyle kicks off this year, nearby businesses might have a hard time dealing with construction.

The project will consist of rebuilding and widening North Burleson Street, along with the construction of an extension of Marketplace to I-35. A contract was approved with M.A. Smith Contracting Co. Inc., an Austin-based company, for an amount not to exceed approximately $6.9 mill...