Franklin County commissioners table cooperative agreement with MoDOT for Highway 47 improvements

Franklin County commissioners on a meeting date not specified voted unanimously to table Commission Order 2025-299, which concerned repealing a prior commission order tied to a cooperative agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for improvements on Highway 47.

City of Washington representative Darren told the commission the city opposes repealing the agreement and urged the county to keep the cooperative agreement in place or at minimum table action so more design and public-input work can be completed. "We are in opposition to the commission order you just read off of there, and let me explain a little reason why," Darren said, describing prior community advisory meetings and a preliminary cost estimate tied to a 0.7-mile segment. He summarized MoDOT’s approach as a staged process: apply…