MoDOT schedules public meetings to discuss highway priorities

(From MoDOT)

The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting the public to join the discussion on priority unfunded transportation needs in their areas.

Missouri’s transportation system is a tremendous asset, including 33,811 miles of roads and 10,392 bridges and culverts, making it one of the largest of any state in the nation. MoDOT, working with its regional planning partners, has outlined a draft High Priority Unfunded Needs listing, which identifies $1.1 billion in annual unfunded transportation needs for the system. The list was created to guide the development of needs into funded projects as state and federal transportation funds become available in future years.

The public is invited to review the list and provide feedback on the order of priorities that could be funded in the future. Two meetings to discuss the draft updated High Priority Unfunded Needs list for transportation in Southwest Missouri will be held in the region:

July 31, 2024, from 10 am to 12 Noon at the Joplin Public Safety Training Facility
Swede Lane 5102, Webb City, MO 64870

August 14, 2024, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at The Library Center
4653 South Campbell Avenue, Springfield, MO 65810

The presentation materials and a comment form are also available online at: https://www.modot.org/high-priority-unfunded-needs-public-meetings.

MoDOT staff have worked with metropolitan planning organizations and regional planning commissions throughout the state to develop a list of high priority unfunded road and bridge needs. The draft lists include $4.4 billion in road and bridge needs in three tiers. Tier one includes $477 million and includes needs that could be accomplished in the time of the current five-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) as federal and state funding levels increase. 

These needs have good estimates. Tier two is worth $1.92 billion and includes needs beyond the current STIP timeframe with broader estimates. Tier three includes $1.96 billion of needs also beyond the current STIP timeframe with broader estimates. In addition, MoDOT staff worked with planning partners to identify $1 billion in multimodal needs.

The draft document and comment forms will be available online through Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at https://www.modot.org/unfundedneeds. For more information, call MoDOT at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visit www.modot.org. To receive the latest statewide news and text alerts, signup for e-updates.