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St. Louis County outlines Big Bend and Laclede Station resurfacing and walkability projects affecting Webster Groves
Summary
St. Louis County’s transportation director briefed Webster Groves council on four county-led road projects on Big Bend, Hanley and Laclede Station roads. Work includes pavement, curb ramps, ADA upgrades, new sidewalks and permanent on-street parking in parts of the Crossroads/Old Orchard business corridors; bid dates range from 2025–2027.
St. Louis County Director of Transportation and Public Works Stephanie Leon Streeter briefed the Webster Groves City Council April 1 on several county-led transportation projects affecting the city, and described the county’s current project schedule and project scopes.
Streeter said the county is moving forward on four projects near Webster Groves: a Big Bend Road resurfacing and curb/sidewalk upgrade from North Laclede Station Road to East Lockwood Avenue (federal funding; to be advertised for bid in summer 2025 with a fall notice to proceed), a streetscape and resurfacing project for the Crossroads/Old Orchard block of Big Bend that will add continuous public sidewalk, permanent on-street parking on both sides of Big Bend and decorative lighting (in design; bid targeted for 2027), Hanley at Laclede Station (Newport to Manchester) and Laclede Station Road from Watson to Weil Avenue (both in design with later bid dates).
Streeter said the Crossroads streetscape work will include six-foot sidewalks set a consistent distance from the curb where feasible (five-foot in tree lawns), curb-ramp upgrades to meet ADA standards, signal updates and resurfacing. She said the Crossroads project is federally funded and the city has pledged a local contribution of roughly $300,000 toward the scope, including decorative lighting.
Streeter said the county is now approaching projects from a multimodal perspective rather than a vehicle-only approach and emphasized larger project delivery timelines under federal contracting rules. She told council that the county had carved out dedicated funding for pedestrian-crossing improvements from an NFL-related appropriation for County subdivisions.
Danielle Spradley, a new community-outreach liaison with the county executive’s office, said the county is running a longer-range “2050” planning process and listed three public outreach events in April. She also warned the council about Proposition B on the April 8 ballot, which the county executive has opposed; Spradley said the measure would change the county-council’s authority over department heads and could mandate additional ballot work to correct language.
Ending Council members thanked the director and noted specific local concerns for the county to address in final designs, including pedestrian crossings near schools and the Big Bend/Elm area. Streeter said planners will continue community outreach and coordinate with the city as designs are finalized.
