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MoDOT and railroad to repair Highway 171 intersection near Carl Junction, engineer says
Summary
City leaders said MoDOT's Springfield district engineer told them the railroad and MoDOT expect to fix the steep Highway 171 intersection near Pinal within about two months; the board warned residents to expect temporary closures during the work.
The presiding officer told the Carl Junction Board of Aldermen he had spoken with MoDOT’s Springfield district engineer, Mike Wake, who indicated that MoDOT and the railroad plan to repair the steep intersection at Highway 171 and Pinal in roughly two months.
The chair said the district engineer described the intersection as a top priority and that the railroad will step in to help complete the repair. He urged residents to expect temporary road closures and inconvenience while crews work and said the timing reflects coordination between MoDOT and the railroad rather than a purely city-led project.
"He said in about 2 months, they should have that intersection fixed," the chair told aldermen, adding that local calls and photos from residents helped elevate the site’s priority with the agencies. Board members praised staff outreach and thanked the district engineer and county partners for assistance.
No formal action or funding request was recorded; the chair characterized the development as a community win because the railroad will participate in the repair, potentially accelerating the schedule compared with a MoDOT-only process.
The board continued with remaining agenda items after the update.
