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Branson staff, consultants present 20‑year transportation master plan; board gives first reading
Summary
City staff and CJW consultants presented a 20‑year Transportation Master Plan emphasizing multimodal safety, an ADA transition plan and grant readiness. The board gave first reading to bill 66‑58 and discussed policy‑ordinance alignment before implementation.
City staff and consultants delivered a presentation on the draft Transportation Master Plan (TMP), which the board took up on first reading as bill 66‑58. The plan provides a 20‑year framework to guide transportation investments, prioritize safety, coordinate ADA transition work, and align pavement management and grant strategies.
Michael Woods, the city's project lead, opened by noting that the TMP ties into ongoing pavement and asset‑management work and is intended to support grant reimbursement, safety improvements, and multimodal connectivity. He introduced partners Jay Wen and Garrett Evans from CJW Transportation Consultants. CJW emphasized that 78% of Branson’s serious crashes occur on major corridors and that corridor‑level safety and operational improvements (including intersection fixes and pedestrian connectivity) are central to the recommendations.
The plan includes an ADA transition inventory, a prioritized sidewalk and curb‑ramp correction framework, and a three‑phase implementation schedule (0–5 years, 5–10 years, 10+ years). Consultants identified key corridors with elevated KSI (killed and serious injury) crash rates and recommended short‑term, low‑cost solutions and longer‑term corridor investments. They also cautioned that several key corridors are MoDOT assets, and coordination with that agency will be necessary for many projects.
Aldermen asked about specific intersections (including the 248 entrance near Cox Hospital and Yacoff’s), conflicts between policy statements in the TMP and existing city ordinances (for example, streetlighting foot‑candle specifications), and how the plan’s policies would translate into enforceable code or technical specifications. Staff said the board was approving the study and recommendations; policy statements would be refined and aligned with ordinances and design standards before implementation. The ADA elements were noted as especially time‑sensitive for grant eligibility.
The board recorded a first reading of bill 66‑58 and took no final adoption vote at this meeting; staff will move forward with follow‑up work to reconcile policies with ordinances and continue coordination with MoDOT and other partners.
