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Residents and council press MoDOT over Clarkson Road "bump outs" after local testimony and committee hearing
Summary
Multiple Chesterfield residents and council members urged removal of 72 curb bump-outs installed on MO‑340 (Clarkson Road), criticizing lack of municipal notice and citing safety and emergency access concerns. Speakers said a recent state legislative hearing and Representative Ben Keithley’s work could lead to removal.
Chesterfield residents and several council members pressed the Missouri Department of Transportation over recently installed curb bump-outs on Clarkson Road (MO‑340), saying the features were added with little municipal notice and are creating safety and access problems.
At the podium, Patricia Tocco, a Ward 2 resident, told the council she requested email records under the Sunshine Law and received more than 600 pages showing internal and external communications about the bump-outs. She quoted a city public-works email saying the city does not control state highways and asked whether the city had taken an official position or provided input to MoDOT.
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