The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) released the preliminary list of projects for the entire state of Missouri Friday, as required by the language of the proposed Constitutional Amendment 7.
The amendment would create a ¾ of a cent sales tax with revenues being used to fund transportation improvements across the state.
The multi-page document divides the state into geographic regions and lists each project as they were proposed by local transportation planning organizations. These organizations submitted their proposal to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for review, according to the MoDOT release.
MoDOT Customer Service Representative Holly Dentner said the department is still calculating the cost of the projects, which are not yet available.
Mid-Missouri residents' first opportunity to express their opinions to MoDOT officials will be at meeting Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, 428 E. Capitol Ave. in Jefferson City.
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission will be accepting public comments through July 3, including those submitted at public forums and online. All public comments and the final projects list will be approved at the July 9 commission meeting in Jefferson City.
The following projects and the entire list for the state of Missouri are now available for public input and comment at MoDOT's website, http://www.modot.org/movingforward/.
These projects would only receive funding if Missouri voters pass the amendment on the August ballot and if they make the final projects list.
Cole County
The list of projects is wide in its scope ranging from road and bridge construction, expansion of rail service at the Amtrak Train Station, improvements to the Jefferson City Memorial Airport, increased service hours of Jefferson City's public transportation service, continued service by Older Adults Transportation Service between Columbia and Jefferson City and other projects such as repaving sidewalks.
On the list of preliminary projects is to add additional lanes to the Whitton Expressway (U.S. 50/63) from Clark Avenue to Missouri Boulevard and the construction of a bridge over the Whitton Expressway at Madison Street in Jefferson City.
Several bridges would be constructed or receive repairs throughout Cole County including the span at the Cole and Montineau county line on Route A, the eastbound bridge over Neighborn Creek on U.S. 54, the bridge over Rock Creek in the northwestern part of Cole County.
Sidewalk improvements at the U.S. 54 and Ellis Boulevard overpass in Jefferson City are also on the list of prioritized projects.
Missouri 17 from U.S. 54 to Missouri 52 near Tuscumbia is on the list to be resurfaced and to add shoulders to the roadway. Also on the list to be resurfaced and to add shoulders is Route B from Lorenzo Green Drive in Jefferson City to the Missouri 133 intersection in Meta.
Also a prioritized project for every county in the central region for MoDOT is to expand public transportation services by one day per week in each county.
Boone County
Multiple road and bridge construction, aviation developments and sidewalk expansion projects made the list of draft regional priority projects in Boone County.
Interstate 70 could soon be expanded from Independence to Wentzville increasing the demand to reconfigure the highway ramps at the I-70 and U.S. 63 interchange in Columbia.
Stadium Boulevard in Columbia could be expanded, stretching from U.S. 63 to Route WW in Columbia.
Public Transportation could receive extra funding, allowing it to expand service for two hours each day.
The Columbia Regional Airport could get a facelift as a proposed terminal would replace the current aging structure. The work does not end there as new runways and parking lot resurfacing are also on the list.
U.S. 40 is slated to be resurfaced and get new shoulders from Missouri 5 to I-70 east of Midway.
Bridges in Boone County on the preliminary list to be replaced or resurfaced include two on Route F, one over Coon Creek, over Perche Creek, and a bridge over Grindstone Creek on Missouri 124.
Callaway County
Interstate 70 could soon be expanded from Independence to Wentzville as part of a statewide improvement, according to the documents released Friday afternoon.
Other expansion projects include added lanes to U.S. 54 and 63 from north of the Missouri River bridges to U.S. 63 and the Missouri 94 interchange.
Missouri 94 would also see improvements of additional shoulders and resurfacing from Route C in Mokane to Route O in Marthasville in Warren County.
Bridges that could receive some attention from road crews include the bridge on Route J over Millers Creek, the Hwy 63 southbound bridge over the Katy Trail and the I-70 outer road over Whetstone Creek.
Two sidewalk projects made the list in Holts Summit. The first project is to add a half-of-mile a sidewalk along the east side of Summit Drive from Perry Street to Center Street. The second sidewalk improvement is slated to be at the Route 54 and Center Street overpass.
Also to be included in the preliminary list is the adding of ramps to the north side of U.S. 54 and South Summit Drive interchange in Holts Summit.
Miller County
Among Miller County projects is a proposed new interchange at U.S. 54 and Route W at the Lake of the Ozarks.
The Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport at Osage Beach may receive new terminal facilities, parking lot and hangars, depending on whether the airport makes the finalized list of prioritized projects.
Sidewalk construction is slated on Osage Beach Parkway from Mace Road to Route D in Osage Beach.
Another item from Miller County includes bridge repair work on the Route A bridge over Tavern Creek.
Montineau County
Major changes are tentatively planned involving U.S. 50 near the Tipton community according to documents provided by MoDOT.
In the documents, additional lanes are planned from California to Tipton with a new two-lane alternate route bypassing Tipton. Also, a possibility would be additional lanes from Tipton to the Morgan County boundary.
Another project making the prioritized list is a bridge replacement over Enon Creek on Route A.
Osage County
The major projects on the draft of the regional priority list in Osage County are the construction of U.S. 63 on a new location from U.S. 50 to north of Freeburg and construction of a new two-lane U.S. 50 from County Road 604 to Missouri 89 north of Linn
Also on the list are replacement/repair of the Missouri 100 bridge over Shawnee Creek and a rail project to remove a railroad bottleneck at Bonnots Mill.