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Council favors closing 20th Street median and channelizing turn at 21st to reduce hazardous left turns
Summary
After engineer review and MoDOT consultation, council directed staff to pursue permanently closing the 20th Street median and leaving a channelized left-turn movement from southbound Burlington onto 21st (pending MoDOT u‑turn approvals) to make a dangerous car-wash entrance safer.
Council considered two engineer-vetted options to address hazardous left turns into a car wash on Burlington: fully close both medians at 20th and 21st, or close 20th and leave a channelized, protected turn from southbound Burlington at 21st.
Public works and engineering staff said MoDOT requested vehicle-turn and U-turn calculations before final approval and that their engineers believe the channelized southbound turn can be supported if MoDOT allows a U-turn access pattern. One council member said closing the 20th median and leaving a channelized 21st turn was acceptable if the U-turn access is permitted. The council gave staff direction to pursue that design and take it forward to MoDOT for final sign-off.
