By Kim Slowey
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved the state's $14.6 billion Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Included in that amount, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), is $10.7 billion – about $2.1 billion annually – for road and bridge construction contractor awards, as well as funding for airports, rail crossings and other non-highway modes of transportation from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029.
Also in the latest STIP is $630 million for MoDOT operations costs for maintenance, fleet, facilities and information systems; funding for maintenance improvements to the state's 33,811 miles of roads and 10,392 bridges and culverts; and money for the planning, design, reconstruction, rehabilitation and/or repair to Interstate (I) 44, I-70, US 65 and US 67.
Some of the STIP projects included in the highway and bridge construction schedule across the MoDOT's districts are:
Northwest District
- Pavement resurfacing from I-29 to the Tarkio River and from the Little Tarkio Creek Bridge to Route 71 in Atchison County;
- Bridge rehabilitation in Grundy and Linn counties; and
- Pavement rehabilitation of north and southbound lanes from north of Shoal Creek to north of Route 116 near Lathrop in Clinton County.
Northeast District
- Bridge improvements over CPKC railroad 0.2 mile west of the Route 151 west junction near Sturgeon in Audrain County;
- Pavement resurfacing and bridge joint and deck repair from 0.5 mile west of Route C to 0.1 mile east of Kellogg Avenue near Macon and on westbound from Kellogg Avenue to 1.7 miles west of Route O in Macon County; and
- Pavement resurfacing on eastbound lanes from 0.9 mile east of Route H to 1.8 miles east of Route 24 east junction and on westbound lanes from 0.7 mile west of Route 61 to 0.5 mile west of Route Z near Monroe City in Marion County.
Kansas City District
- Pavement resurfacing and addition of turn lanes from Northwest 435th Road to 0.5 mile south of I-70 in Lafayette County;
- Intersection improvements at Rebar Road in Sedalia, Pettis County; and
- Bridge replacement over Guinotte Avenue 0.4 mile south of the Missouri River and 0.7 mile north of Route 24 and over Bedford Avenue one mile south of Route 210 and 0.5 mile north of the Missouri River in Clay County.
Central District
- Modify the interchange configuration at Route 63 in Columbia, Boone County;
- Pavement resurfacing from west of the Niangua River to Camdenton, Route 54 from Court Circle in Camdenton to the Osage River, Route 54 from Osage River to Bus. 5 in Camdenton and Route KK from west Osage Beach Parkway to end of state maintenance in Camden County; and
- Intersection improvement from west of United Road to west of Route E in Cole County.
St. Louis District
- Bridge rehabilitation over the Meramec River in Jefferson County;
- Bridge rehabilitation over the Missouri River in St. Charles County; and
- Pavement resurfacing and upgrade pedestrian facilities to comply with the ADA Transition Plan from Franru Lane to the Meramec River in St. Louis County.
Southwest District
- Bridge rehabilitation over Table Rock Lake in Barry County;
- Pavement resurfacing and addition of rumble stripes from Route 7 to the end of route and on Route Z from Route 13 to Route 7 in Benton County; and
- Bridge replacement over the Niangua River and road realignment near Bennett Spring State Park in Dallas County.
Southeast District
- Add lanes and outer roads to upgrade corridor to freeway standards from County Road 338 south to County Road 352 in Butler County;
- Pavement resurfacing from Route 77 to Route 91 in Cape Girardeau County; and
- Pavement resurfacing from the east intersection of Route 32 to the west intersection of Route 21 In Dent County.
See a full list of STIP projects planned for the next five years here.
See original article on theconstructionbroadsheet.com.