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Council signals support for keeping Old Highway 100 open, suggests letter to county
Summary
A council member urged the Washington City Council to send a formal letter to the Franklin County Commission opposing plans to close Old Highway 100 or forgo replacing its bridge, citing school access and emergency-routing concerns; other members agreed and staff offered to draft a letter.
A council member urged the Washington City Council on Aug. 18 to ask the Franklin County Commission to keep Old Highway 100 open and to move forward with necessary bridge repairs.
The speaker said closing the road or deciding not to replace the bridge “is just not feasible in my opinion,” stressing that Old Highway 100 serves as a secondary artery used by school buses and residents and provides an emergency alternate route when Highway 100 is blocked. The council member suggested the city send a formal letter to the county requesting that the road remain open and repairs continue.
Council members and staff discussed prior studies and the history of access concerns around South Pointe School, and one council member said the area transportation committee likely would echo a request for a formal letter. The city attorney and other members did not object to drafting a letter; staff said they could prepare and send one to the county.
The discussion noted that funds designated for a bridge project are subject to MoDOT processes and local governments cannot unilaterally reassign MoDOT-allocated funds, an item raised to clarify limits of local influence on state-controlled money.
No formal motion recorded in the public transcript to send the letter; the conversation closed with agreement to draft a letter and anticipate similar input from the area transportation committee. The council moved on to other business afterward.
