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St. Charles County details $126 million in road, bridge and stormwater projects; director outlines staffing and grant strategy
Summary
County public-works director John Lyons told the council the department is managing $126 million in active and planned road and bridge projects, has $27 million in grant backing, and will spend $500,000 on an ADA transition plan as part of a multi-year infrastructure push.
John Lyons, county director of public works, told the St. Charles County Council during its Oct. 27 meeting that his department is overseeing $126 million in active and planned road and bridge projects and currently has roughly $27 million in grant funding for those efforts.
"We maintain $1,350,000,000 in existing infrastructure," Lyons said, listing roads, sewers, bridges and a $30 million fleet his department operates. He described workforce levels — 117 employees with eight vacancies — and said the county is moving from 22 vacancies in 2022 to its lowest level in six years.
Lyons highlighted a mix of completed and upcoming work. Projects cited as recently completed or near completion include Dwell Road Phase 3A and two bridge projects (Augusta Bottom Road and Osage Creek Road).…
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