(KNZA)--The Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging (NEKAAA) will break ground on a new multi-use facility Thursday morning, March 20.

The event will take place at 10:00 at 2200 Natchez Street in Hiawatha, across the street from Walmart Supercenter on Hopi Drive.

In addition, to NEKAAA leadership, representatives from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Multimodal Transportation and Innovation Division and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 7 will be in attendance to commemorate the milestone.

Area Agency on Aging General Public Transportation provides transit services for individuals of all ages and abilities across Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and Washington Counties.

According to a release, the multi-use facility will ensure continued access to reliable transportation and provide community resources for aging and disability services, nutrition, technology and socialization activities Northeast Kansas and local communities depend on.