The property has the hallmarks of an active construction project: a yellow crane, orange cones and temporary chain link fencing. But there are no sounds of dirt moving or concrete being poured. And no workers in sight. After 15 years of delays and tempered expectations, work has once again halted at the ill-fated $225 million Mission Gateway development in Johnson County. And it’s unclear if or when it might start back up. For now, the site of the former Mission Center Mall, at Shawnee Mission Parkway, Johnson Drive and Roe Avenue, is home to an incomplete parking garage with exposed staircases. A structure has risen with bright, white walls. But nearby, support columns jut out of the ground, bearing no weight.
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