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A. Background V. Present Transportation Plans and Studies The 1997 transportation plan for St. Charles County mentioned short and long range plans and other studies by the Council that would affect future transportation in the county. This update is no exception. Since 1997 the Council has completed many plans and studies in keeping with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation for the expenditure of federal funds. First and most important is the region’s long range transportation plan which requires updating every four years. The second is the short range transportation plan which is represented by the TIP and consists of projects planned by various agencies for the next four years. These projects reflect what is contained in the long range transportation plan. Other studies have been conducted by the Council relating to transportation in the county. A review of these plans and studies follows. B. The Long Range Transportation Plan In March 2005 the Council published its long range transportation plan “Legacy 2030, The Transportation Plan for the Gateway Region.” It provides a long range view of how the region’s surface transportation system will develop over the next 25 years and follows earlier practices of emphasizing the relationship of transportation, community vitality, environmental quality, economic growth, and social equity. It is the foundation of the transportation planning process and details the region’s transportation priorities by creating a guide for future transportation investments. As explained in the document, “The plan’s fundamental purpose is to ensure that public resources are used in ways that best meet the economic, community, and environmental needs of the St. Louis region.” The Plan and the TIP, described below, were developed according to the rules of the new Federal Transportation Bill, SAFETEA-LU, which was passed in August 2005. The Council is presently developing an update that is scheduled for release by July 1, 2007. B-1. Developing Future Highway Improvements Legacy 2030 discussed the need for establishing policies and principals for how to decide the best use of federal funds for highway improvements. In addition, the Plan established an investment strategy that sets priorities for committing these funds. Since all projects must first be identified in the Plan to be eligible for federal funds, a list of MoDOT projects through the horizon year 2030 was developed. This could not be a simple “wish list” of projects but a list that MoDOT has reasonable expectations of funding within the 2030 Long Range Plan time frame. Three categories of projects are listed below in chronological order. B-2. Investment Priorities A number of other major highway improvements are planned by MoDOT in St. Charles County. They are listed in Table 6.7 of Legacy 2030 as “Investment Priorities,” which means they can be funded within the region’s financial constraint. They are listed below by specific time periods. 82
Period 2011-2020 I-64 - Construct new bridge over Missouri River for westbound traffic Period 2021 - 2030 I-70 - Revise interchanges from Zumbehl Rd. to Rt. 79 I-70 - Revise interchange at Rt. K I-70 - Add lanes from Rt. Z to Pearce Blvd. B-3. Illustrative Projects Other projects proposed by MoDOT are on the Plan’s “Illustrative Projects” list. These are projects they plan to build if funds become available. They are shown in Table 6.8 of the Plan and below. I-70 - Add lanes from Pearce Blvd. to Rt. T at Foristell I-70 - Construct new interchange at Rt. T at Foristell U.S. 61 - Upgrade to Interstate standards from Rt. A to Lincoln County Rt. 94 - Construct additional lanes from Rt. 370 to Rt. B Rt. N - Widen to three lanes from west of U.S. 40/61 to Rt. Z Rt. Z - Widen to three lanes from I-70 to Rt. N B-4. Corridor Studies A number of major corridors in St. Charles County have been identified by MoDOT as warranting a corridor study in the future. Although funding is not available at this time for any improvements, corridor studies can be performed at any time in order to determine what type of improvement would be required, where it should be, how soon it would be needed, and how it would be funded. Five corridors have been identified by MoDOT as warranting study. They are as follows. • Rt. 79 from I-70 to Lincoln County • Rt. K from I-64 to I-70 • Rt. M from I-70 to Rt. 79 • Rt. P from Rt. M to U.S. 61 • Rt. Z from I-70 to Rt. N B-5. Interstate 70 Corridor, Kansas City to St. Louis, Missouri One corridor project of particular significance is I-70 from Kansas City to St. Louis. Because of its magnitude, MoDOT first conducted a Feasibility Study in 1999. The study provided an estimation of the future needs of the corridor, feasible solutions, and recommendations for future action. In order to meet federal requirements, MoDOT initiated the “First Tier”of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). This first phase of the DEIS, completed in 2001, considered a number of approaches to improving the safety and efficiency of travel in the corridor from Kansas City to 83
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THE ST. CHARLES COUNTY TRANSPORTATI
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investment scenarios. Also, more ac
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C. Present Land Use Basic inputs in
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Mueller Rd., Elm Point Rd., and Lit
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Interstate highways serve traffic w
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other uses as well. They generally
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Table 4 Average Daily Traffic Volum
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U.S. 67 is a four-lane expressway t
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Rt. N has two major parts which are
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APPENDIX B 2030 TRAFFIC VOLUME FORE
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