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County to study Riverview Drive ahead of Wild Care Park opening, citing floodplain and bridge constraints
Summary
St. Louis County and Great Rivers Greenway will study Riverview Drive to plan access to a new Wild Care Park (St. Louis Zoo project). Staff cited floodplain constraints, an aging Watkins Creek bridge and the need to coordinate land-use and roadway design before anticipated high visitor numbers.
St. Louis County and Great Rivers Greenway are launching a Great Streets study for Riverview Drive to guide future roadway and trail improvements ahead of the Wild Care Park project the St. Louis Zoo is developing.
John (Shrewsbury), presenting the study scope, said the Wild Care Park is planned to open in 2027 and that the zoo anticipates "over 400,000 visitors a year." The study will examine roadway alignment,…
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