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Road board reviews TIP applications, hears developers’ role debated and Cotleville pedestrian proposal
Summary
The St. Charles County Road Board heard several TIP and development-related applications — including Cotleville's 1.4-mile pedestrian safety project and developer-proposed Interstate Drive and Perry Kade segments — and debated how much cost should fall to developers, cities or the county.
The St. Charles County Road Board reviewed a set of Transportation Improvement Program applications and heard presentations from municipal and developer representatives on how to fund and stage road and trail work.
Don Gold presented the Cotleville TIP application for pedestrian and safety improvements along the Motherhead Road/Highway N corridor, a 1.4‑mile project that aims to fill sidewalk gaps, improve noncompliant crosswalks near St. Joseph's Parish, add an 8–10‑foot multi‑use path in places and add traffic‑calming features in Oldtown. Gold said recent pedestrian crashes and heavy multimodal use in the corridor motivated the application; no vote was taken on the presentation.
Board staff then reviewed an Interstate Drive application connected to a proposed McBride development. Staff recommended building a two‑lane roadway within the development footprint while reserving additional right-of-way so the road can be widened in the future; the developer supplied a construction estimate for the segment in the development. Board members asked whether right-of-way dedication and future maintenance obligations would be documented and discussed the county’s reduced capacity to fund full thoroughfare builds without developer participation.
The board also considered the Perry Kade extension (Trailside development), a construction‑only application estimated at $1,670,000. Staff described a typical section including curb, gutter, 11‑foot lanes and a 10‑foot path; the developer will donate half of the right-of‑way and the county would take over maintenance earlier for a northern section to support a planned signal at a local school.
During public comment and member discussion, at least one speaker urged that municipalities and developers — not county taxpayers — bear the cost of projects that primarily benefit private development. Board members and staff touched on coordination with MODOT, timing of right-of-way purchases, and phasing large corridor projects in pieces as funding becomes available.
