Panel advances Missouri 47 corridor study, seeks 50/50 cost share and federal grants

The Washington Area Highway Transportation Committee on June 30 reviewed a corridor study for Missouri Route 47 and agreed to support an application for a 50/50 cost share to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) while pursuing additional federal grant options.

Committee members heard a presentation from Jordan (project presenter), with project manager Aaron and consultant Carrie on the study’s purpose, timeline and initial recommended alternatives. Jordan said the study covers the Route 47 corridor from Missouri 100 to I‑44, a 12.7‑mile corridor targeted for potential construction in fiscal year 2028. ‘‘This partnership is going to add essentially $12,000,000 to the project that we already have stated for fiscal year ’28,’’ Jordan said.

The committee was briefed on four high‑level cross‑section options under study: (1) four lanes (undivided/divided), (2) three lanes with a center two‑way left turn lane, (3) a two‑lane divided roadway with intermittent U‑turn or J‑turn provisions, and (4) retaining two lanes with widened shoulders. Presenters said the analysis uses peak‑hour traffic data and projections developed with MoDOT and East‑West…