Districts Impacted
The Safety Improvements Project is being developed to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in MoDOT’s St. Louis District for pedestrians and other roadway users. This project is a partnership between MoDOT and St. Louis County. This project will involve work on MoDOT routes within the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jefferson County. It will also include work on St. Louis County roads.
Project Goals
- Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes within the budget of $52 million.
- Maximize safety improvements for pedestrians and roadway users distributed equitably across the project area.
- Provide improvements with reasonable maintenance and service life.
- Construct improvements with an emphasis on safety for workers and the traveling public.
- Deliver the project by June 30, 2026 using a diverse workforce.
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Project Milestones
MoDOT's Safety Improvements Project has evaluated the SOQs and selected teams to compete for the Design-Build project:
- Gershenson Construction Co with Wilson & Company, Bartlett & West
- West Contracting Co with Horner & Shifrin, Lochmueller Group, Engineering Design Services
Shortlisted teams including Gershenson Construction Co with Wilson & Company, Bartlett & West, West Contracting Co with Horner & Shifrin, Lochmueller Group, Engineering Design Services will be available to discuss proposals. Click here to view DBE Flyer.
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved the recommendation for the West Contracting team on Wednesday, January 3. Their design-build team had the highest scoring proposal which will include installing more than 325 safety improvements at nearly 200 locations such as signing, guardrail, and signal improvements.
A detailed construction scheduled has not yet been determined. The West contracting team expects to begin construction starting in the summer of 2024.
Summer 2026
What are we doing?
The Missouri Department of Transportation will start construction in the summer of 2024 for the $52 million safety improvements project. The project will feature safety upgrades in St. Louis County, St. Louis, and Jefferson County. The focus is to reduce crashes resulting in deaths and serious injuries. More than 325 will be installed at nearly 200 locations. The project is expected to be completed by Late 2026.
What kind of safety improvements will be implemented?
The goal of this project is to improve systemic safety for pedestrians and other roadway users on select corridors in the city of Saint Louis, Jefferson County and St. Louis County. Some of the safety countermeasures that will be completed include guardrail and traffic signal upgrades, centerline rumble strips and medians, median bump-outs, and other traffic calming measures.
What are safety countermeasures?
Countermeasures prevent or reduce the severity of crashes by warning drivers of changing road conditions and alerting drivers to be aware and cautious of pedestrians sharing the road. These measures also assist with controlling errant drivers that are distracted.
Why is this project Design-Build?
Design-build is a delivery method that includes hiring one contracting team to complete the design work and build the highway improvement under one contract. MoDOT provides the project goals, budget and schedule and the contractor team completes the work. This technique has been known to significantly save time and provide cost savings. MoDOT will oversee and inspect construction throughout the duration of the project.
West Contracting Company, Horner and Shifrin, Inc., Lochmueller Group, and Engineering Design Source, Inc. was selected as the contractor for the project at January’s Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) meeting in 2024.
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Other Local Safety Projects
U.S. Route 67 Safety and Operational Improvements in St. Charles County
In anticipation of upcoming corridor maintenance activities, MoDOT is investigating potential geometric, operational, and safety improvements along the Route 67 corridor, including the at-grade intersections at Cinder Road, Red School Road, Route 94...
Missouri Route 115 Safety and Operational Improvements in St. Louis County
MoDOT is implementing a project to address the aging pavement and pedestrian facilities along Natural Bridge Rd. (Route 115) from Lucas & Hunt Rd. to the St Louis city limits. As part of the project, existing sidewalks along the corridor will be...