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Lake St. Louis seeks county support for ORF Road rebuild, pedestrian bridge and signal upgrades
Summary
Lake St. Louis officials presented five projects to the county road board including ORF Road phase one (targeted rebuild ~$3M), a CMAC-backed traffic signal (~$565,000 project cost), a TAP-funded pedestrian bridge across a MoDOT replacement bridge (city requested $920,000 in TAP funds; city proposed $264,000 county match) and Hinky Road maintenance (~$660–670k at 50/50).
Terry Riggnum, representing the City of Lake St. Louis, asked the St. Charles County Road Board to consider county support for multiple local transportation projects tied to growing development and safety concerns.
ORF Road (phase one): Riggnum described redesigning a corridor originally proposed as three lanes into a two-lane section with curb-and-gutter, enclosed drainage, a 10-foot side path on the north side and a 6-foot sidewalk on the south where development exists. He said the city is requesting $200,000 in right‑of‑way funding with an 80/20 funding split (county portion approximately $160,000), and estimated construction costs around $3 million with preliminary engineering in 2027 and construction in 2029–2030.
ORF phase two and traffic signal: The city is planning to pursue a single STP grant for the next section (estimated construction ~$3.5M) and has applied for CMAC funding for a new signal at ORF Road and Lake St. Louis Boulevard to serve projected traffic from a Costco and other development. Riggnum said the signal project cost was quoted at about $565,000; the county request was listed near $90,400 with a city match of approximately $22,600.
Civic Center Drive pedestrian bridge (TAP): Riggnum told the board that MoDOT will replace the existing bridge but would not include a side path; the city applied for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant for the missing link. He said the bridge replacement is on MoDOT’s schedule (engineering around 2027, construction 2028–29) and estimated the city’s portion at $1.25 million total, with a TAP request of $920,000 and a county request of $264,000 (80/20 split on the remainder). “If we don’t get this connection now, we’ll probably never get it,” Riggnum said, stressing the bridge’s role in completing regional greenway connections.
Hinky Road maintenance: Riggnum described a mixed asphalt/concrete corridor requiring asphalt overlay in some sections and selective slab and joint replacement in concrete segments. He estimated total cost roughly $660,000–$670,000 with a proposed 50/50 county/city split and said no additional right-of-way is required.
Riggnum and staff emphasized coordination with MoDOT, the timing of federal funding recommendations in early May and the benefit of continuing design and right‑of‑way work ahead of grant cycles. The board asked clarifying questions about bridge design (Riggnum said MoDOT will add a 12‑foot separated side path as part of the bridge replacement) and the timing of federal recommendations.
No final county funding decisions were recorded on these applications at the meeting; staff encouraged cities to keep projects moving through design and right-of-way so they can apply in upcoming grant cycles.
