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12 I NEWS I May 18, 2022 MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE St. Peters looks toward improving roads, bridges using federal funding @MIDRIVERSNEWS MIDRIVERSNEWSMAGAZINE.COM By ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON The St. Peters Board of Aldermen in April approved $4.3 million in federal funding agreements for road and bridge work in the city. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission agreements will provide some $3.8 million in reimbursement funding to the city for design, property acquisition and construction costs through the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. Funded as part of the Transportation Trust Fund, the projects include the reconstruction of Barkwood Trails Drive and Jungs Station Road, and improvements to Mexico Road at Dardenne Creek Bridge. The projects are part of St. Peters’ fiveyear Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2021 through 2026 – a tool city staff uses to assess and fund the long term capital needs of the city such as replacing and repairing deteriorating infrastructure. According to Burt Benesek, the city’s transportation and development services manager, these funding agreements allow St. Peters to be reimbursed through the federal Surface Transportation Program (STP). The funds are administered through the East-West Gateway and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). “We have a transportation sales tax,” Benesek said. “So, along with funds from the federal government and the St. Charles County Road Board, St. Peters is able to stretch that dollar (from the sales tax) and make the best use of the taxpayer’s dollar. We try to be good stewards of taxpayer money.” Benesek said the CIP lists and outlines the projects, estimates their costs and describes how they will be funded. Projects in the plan are identified by city departments and reviewed by city staff and elected officials. Cost estimates are also provided by city departments. “There are roughly 547 lane miles of pavement in the city,” Benesek said. “We have a pavement management program to identify our priorities.” St. Peters adopted the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) system several years ago. Developed by the University of Wisconsin, PASER is a visual inspection rating system wherein staff examines roadways and rates them on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. For example, a designation of 1 may point to failed concrete or asphalt, while 10 may indicate a new freshly paved roadway. The city then uses that rating to correlate what kind of maintenance activity should take place. Often, upon annual review, roads may get the same ratings. However, certain considerations for how funds are directed to road and bridge projects can “break those ties,” Benesek said. They might include whether the road is part of a school route or whether it is a major thoroughfare as well as concerns lodged Jungs Station Road Resurfacing Project (Source: City of St. Peters) by citizens. St. Peters’ transportation and development services is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 195 lane miles of asphalt and 353 lane miles of concrete. As the city’s pavement con- SPRING INTO BIG SAVINGS! Windows • Siding • Roofs • Entry Doors • Kitchens • Bathrooms Up to $ 1,000 (Min. OFF purchase required) Windows, Doors & Siding $ 750 off ROOFING (With Full House Roofing Project) DALCO HOME REMODELING 314-298-7300 • Showroom - 13795 St. Charles Rock Rd. www.dalcohomeremodeling.com All sales off suggested retail pricing. Sale ends May 31, 2022, not valid with other offers.
FACEBOOK.COM/MIDRIVERSNEWSMAGAZINE MIDRIVERSNEWSMAGAZINE.COM May 18, 2022 MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE I NEWS I 13 tinues to age, that team is continually assessing the quality of those miles. The American Concrete Pavement Association estimates the average useful life of properly installed concrete pavement is 35 years, and for asphalt pavements is 17 years. Both organizations recommend periodic crack sealing and miscellaneous spot repairs before full replacement or resurfacing is required. Benesek said it has been the city’s experience that major maintenance is generally required for asphalt streets, between the ages of 10 to 12 years, and for concrete streets, between the ages of 15 to 20 years. The majority of the city’s roadways are concrete. It is this maintenance that East-West Gateway considers when giving out the money, Benesek said. As a federal grant recipient, the council’s local funds are provided from the member jurisdictions and are generally used as matching funds for its state and federal grants. “East-West Gateway wants communities to reinvest in their roadways before they become replacement projects,” Benesek explained. Jungs Station Road Resurfacing Project Estimated at about $1.2 million, the Jungs Station Road resurfacing project is planned to be completed in 2025. Benesek said concrete pavement would be replaced and diamond grinding will be used to smooth the surface of Jungs Station Road, and the sidewalk from Kings Crossing to Country Mill Road would be replaced on both sides. The traffic signal at Plum Creek Drive would also be replaced, and a sidewalk would be installed on the east side of the road, from Roberts Automotive to Windwood Trail. Additional ADA improvements will be made throughout the project including curb ramps at intersections, and accessible sidewalks and crosswalks. Mexico Road at Dardenne Creek Bridge Rehabilitation Project The rehabilitation project for Mexico Road at Dardenne Creek Bridge is slated to be completed in September 2024 at an estimated cost of $447,036. City officials hope the project will extend the life of the Mexico Road bridge over Dardenne Creek by addressing maintenance needs identified by the bi-annual 2020 MoDOT Bridge Inspection. According to the city’s website, the project will include updating the existing guardrail, an epoxy polymer bridge deck overlay to preserve the deck, and replacement of the concrete bridge approach slabs. The existing concrete sidewalk will be replaced with an ADA compliant sidewalk, and the pedestrian fence will be upgraded. If all goes well, the city will adopt its CIP at the end of June or early July. “These are all maintenance projects that will up the safety of roadways and bridges in the city that have reached the end of their useful life,” Benesek said. “We want folks to know we do have a plan.” “There are roughly 547 lane miles of pavement in the city.” – Burt Benesek, St. Peters’ transportation manager Now Available at Swade Dispensaries! Barkwood Trails Drive Reconstruction Project St. Peters officials hope to complete the Barkwood Trails Drive reconstruction project, east of Jungermann Road to Maple Tree Drive, by 2025. At an estimated cost of about $2.2 million, this project will replace all pavement and sidewalks along Barkwood Trails Drive. Benesek said traffic-calming measures may be included, with mini-roundabouts replacing stop signs. Four pedestrian refugee islands may also be constructed. Barkwood Trails Drive, a residential road, was constructed in segments in the 1970s and the 1980s, and was not designed to support the volume of traffic it experiences today. According to the Transportation Improvement Projects section of the city’s website, “the project will provide pavement designed to handle larger traffic volumes and incorporate intersection and roadway design concepts to control speed and improve safety while limiting stops and traffic congestion.” The project will also include the replacement of the existing 4-foot-wide sidewalk with a 6-foot-wide ADA compliant sidewalk. St. Peters | Ellisville | The Grove | Delmar | Cherokee swadecannabis.com
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