The project affects a corridor used by residents, commuters and local businesses for daily travel and access. As construction progresses, people who travel through the area may need to account for changing traffic patterns, access conditions and pedestrian movement near the work zone.

Reconstruction timeline

Mission’s project information said construction was anticipated to begin in March 2026. The city estimates the reconstruction will be completed within about 270 days from the notice to proceed.

The 270-day estimate is measured from the notice to proceed, not from the date of the July 10 update. That distinction means the estimate provides a project window rather than a specific completion day. The city’s update did not give an exact completion date or a current percentage of work completed.

The project segment runs from Lamar Avenue on the west to Metcalf Avenue on the east. Johnson Drive is a primary east-west connection in Mission, so work in this section has practical implications for people reaching homes, businesses and other destinations along or near the corridor.

Separate traffic-signal project

Mission is also continuing a separate effort to enhance traffic signals along the Johnson Drive corridor. The city received Carbon Reduction Program grant funding for that work in partnership with the Mid-America Regional Council.

The signal improvements and the road reconstruction are related because they involve the same transportation corridor, but they are separate projects. The ongoing signal work does not change the reconstruction’s estimated 270-day duration.

For residents, commuters and business operators, the two projects mean that conditions along Johnson Drive may change as work advances. Traffic-control arrangements can affect route choices, travel times, property access and pedestrian safety, particularly near active construction areas.

Mission has not published a final traffic-control map or an exact schedule for individual traffic changes in the update. The city’s construction updates provide the place to check for current project information as the reconstruction and signal enhancements continue.

The immediate development is that the Lamar-to-Metcalf reconstruction has moved from planning into construction, while the separately funded signal project remains in progress. The 270-day estimate gives the public a broad planning window, but day-to-day travel effects will depend on how the work proceeds and how traffic is managed along Johnson Drive.

The planned work includes a linear park along the south side of College Boulevard, a multi-use path and a connection to the Summercrest Park Trail, according to the city. The project is intended to add pedestrian and bicycle connections along the corridor.

What the project includes

The city describes the project as the College and Metcalf Mobility Enhancement Project. Its construction area runs along College Boulevard from Marty Street to Nall Avenue.

Plans call for the linear park and multi-use path to be built along the south side of College Boulevard. The trail connection would link the project to the Summercrest Park Trail.

Residents, people traveling through the corridor and users of the trail system are among those who could encounter the project as work begins. The city has not provided an exact start date within late summer, a completion date, a total project cost or anticipated traffic restrictions.

Separate zoning study underway

Alongside the mobility work, the city is coordinating a separate College and Metcalf Overlay District Study with the Mid-America Regional Council. The study is focused on the College and Metcalf area, which the city’s background description places at approximately 470 acres.

That study seeks more flexible mixed-use zoning intended to encourage reinvestment. It is distinct from the scheduled mobility construction, and the city’s project information does not establish that any overlay-district zoning changes have been adopted.

The two efforts place transportation and land-use planning on parallel tracks around College Boulevard and Metcalf Avenue. The mobility project has a scheduled construction period, while the overlay-district work remains a study.

What happens next

The next confirmed project milestone is the planned start of construction in late summer 2026. City materials currently identify the corridor, the planned park and path features, and the Summercrest Park Trail connection, but do not specify a construction timetable beyond that season.

For now, the scope remains limited to the features identified by the city: a linear park, multi-use path and trail connection along the College Boulevard segment between Marty Street and Nall Avenue. Details such as the final start day, duration, cost and traffic management have not been provided.