(Radio Iowa) – Keokuk is beginning work on the road that leads to the only national cemetery in Iowa. The city has given the street the honorary designation of the Road of Honor. Mayor Kathie Mahoney says a good chunk of the money from city issued bonds for road repairs will be put toward the three-point-four-million-dollar project.

“In honor of the veterans and the Keokuk National Cemetery, that was the first choice of roads to assure a safe trip and a comfortable trip,” she says. The city is also receiving 960-thousand dollars in federal grants for the Road of Honor. The work should be completed by the end of the year.

The Keokuk National Cemetery is the final resting place for veterans dating back to the Civil War.