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Dardenne Prairie to pursue $1.29 million Bates Road resurfacing grant; bike lanes draw resident concern
Summary
City staff said Bates Road’s resurfacing and safety upgrades are largely grant-funded — total cost about $1.29 million with the city responsible for roughly $90,000 — and that adding buffered bike lanes made the project eligible for East West Gateway and County Road Board funds. Several residents said losing the center turn lane could impede local turning and asked for targeted design changes.
Dardenne Prairie officials told the Board of Aldermen in a work session that the Bates Road base-road Phase 1 project has secured significant regional funding but prompted questions from residents about the proposed removal of a center turn lane.
City engineer Matt, the project presenter, said the total project cost is about $1,290,000, with $836,000 from East West Gateway and $359,000 from the County Road Board, leaving the city responsible for roughly $90,000 (about 7 percent). He said the design uses a mill-and-overlay approach and removes the center turn lane to add buffered five-foot bike lanes in each direction, plus ADA curb ramps, high-visibility crosswalks and…
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