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St. Louis County outlines pedestrian, bridge and intersection projects after 2025 federal awards
Summary
County staff said three of nine 2025 federal grant applications were successful and described pedestrian upgrades on the Hanley corridor, bridge replacements and intersection safety work to be pursued through TIP/STP and TAP programs.
St. Louis County transportation planners on Thursday reviewed projects awarded through 2025 federal programs and described a slate of pedestrian, bridge and intersection safety projects they will pursue through TIP/STP and TAP funding.
At the meeting, Glenn (county staff) said the department submitted nine applications last year and was successful with three, and that the Hanley/Manchester–Litzinger corridor project is designed to improve pedestrian access from the Maplewood Metrolink station. "The main goal of this project was to get people to the Goodwill," Glenn said, adding the plan includes a protected pedestrian signal at the Goodwill entrance and ADA upgrades along the quarter-mile corridor.
County staff also identified two bridge replacement applications. One project — a bridge over a railroad (Lucas Hunt) — is in design/right-of-way negotiation, while a Weidman-area bridge near Manchester Road would be replaced and widened to carry a shared-use path on one side. "We will make sure the bridge is ready considering it has a 50 year lifespan," Glenn said, describing the approach to future-proofing for active-transportation connections.
To address a known crash history, staff proposed treatments for the Rivas Barracks Road/Union Road intersection and described "centerline hardening" measures that extend mountable median geometry to slow turns and improve pedestrian sight lines. For Chambers Road, staff said they would seek TIP/STP safety funding — and if Safe Streets for All funding is not awarded — to reconfigure cross-section from four lanes with parking to three lanes with buffered bike lanes and to convert one signalized intersection on Chambers at Elizabeth into a single-lane roundabout.
Staff emphasized many 2026 submissions will be pavement maintenance but singled out McKnight Road for sight-distance corrections and the Weber Road/9 Mile corridor for a combined pavement-and-pedestrian upgrade to address missing curb ramps and narrow sidewalks.
The department said it will also pursue an update to the county walking and biking action plan to better identify high-impact corridors and to improve alignment with regional partners when applying for federal grants. No formal vote or county-level decision occurred at the meeting; staff described planned applications and next steps for design and consultant solicitation.
