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Dardenne Prairie delays Bates Road grant vote after turn-lane concerns
Summary
The Board of Aldermen postponed a vote on a Surface Transportation Block Grant for Bates Road after residents and aldermen raised concerns that the current design would remove the center turn lane and create traffic bottlenecks; staff said scope changes require county and East-West Gateway approval.
Dardenne Prairie — The Board of Aldermen voted on Oct. 1 to postpone action on Bill 25-42, a Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) agreement for the Bates Road phase 1 project, after several aldermen and residents said the proposed design would eliminate a center turn lane and worsen traffic congestion.
The city attorney read the ordinance authorizing the city administrator to execute the STBG program agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The city engineer confirmed the design "would eliminate the entire…
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