CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Roads Master Plan -Road Design Standards -Road Construction Standards -Road Transportation Improvements

Roads Master Plan

There are a number of reasons for having a good road system.  Platte County needs a reliable transportation system in order to support economic growth and to ensure that it can move people safely.  A good road system will also provide the necessary level of mobility so County residents can conveniently access jobs, shopping, recreational activities and public services.

The Roads Master Plan has been completed for the unincorporated portion of Platte County.  The purpose of the project was to 1) describe and identify current problems and challenges for the local road systems, 2) identify potential impacts of future growth on these roads systems and 3) examine how to improve the roads and the roadway improvement process.  This Roads Master Plan defines roadway functional classification, identifies future roadway projects, includes roadway design standards, and lists potential project funding options.

In support of the three study objectives, the RMP report describes what roadways are needed to be improved or constructed to better support growth.

• Bridge replacement – in order to avoid closure of many of the bridges on the local roads system, various bridges would be replaced or repaired to provide continued traffic service.  Some of these bridges are currently being improved.  Other bridge improvements will require additional funding.

• Maintenance – in order to provide for the continued use of existing roadways, additional maintenance would be provided.  This would include increased grading of gravel roads, maintaining ditches, clearing brush, filling pot holes, and resurfacing pavements in poor condition.

• Improvements to current roads – based on the results of the traffic shed analysis, those roadways that currently or are projected to have volumes that exceed the volume range for the current surface type would be improved to a higher surface type.  This would include improving gravel surface types to chip and seal pavements or asphalt pavement surface types.

• New roadways to serve future development – the number of new roadways are limited to a few sections or roadway in the Parkville Road District.  The primary focus of this Roads Master Plan has been on improving existing roadways.

The Capital Improvements division has been extremely successful.

Road Design and Road Construction Standards

A new Standards Book has been designed and is currently undergoing editing.  The anticipated posting date to this site is late 2009.

2010 Proposed Transportation Improvements

1. Moore Road Bridge – Deck Replacement
2. Barry Road West Reconstruction from Potomac to Chariton
3. Dye Store Road South Bridge – Replacement
4. Ross Road Bridge – Replacement with tube
5. Schaback Road Bridge – Replacement with tube
6. Woolston Road Bridge – Rip Rap

Completed Transportation Improvements

2009

1. South Ridgely Bridge – Replacement
2. Cogan Road Bridge – Replacement
3. Holland Branch Road Bridge – Replacement
4. Lanter Lane Bridge – Wing Wall Additions
5. Bee Creek Road Bridge – West Abutment and Wing Wall Upgrade

2008

1. East Ridgely Road - Asphalt Paving.

2007

1. Thomas Street Bridge - Replacement
   
2. Moppin Branch Culvert - Replacement
   
3. Humphreys Road - Asphalt Surfacing Upgrade
   
4. Elm Grove Road - Asphalt Surfacing Upgrade
   
5. Sharps Station Road – Surfacing Upgrade
   
6. Sharps Station Road East Bridge - Replacement Cogan Road Bridge - Replacement
   
7. Buena Vista Road Bridge - Replacement
   
8. Pleasant Grove Road Bridge - Replacement

2006

1. Farley-Hampton Road – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
2. Baker Road – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
3. Hillsboro Road – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
4. Jones-Myer Road Phase II – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
5. Fox Road – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
6. Little Platte Road – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
7. Woodruff Road – Surface Upgrade
   
8. Humphreys Road & N. Farley Road - Intersection
   
9. Walnut Creek Bridge - Replacement
   
10. Green Acres – Roadway Reconstruction
    
11. N. Congress and Tiffany Springs Road – New Infrastructure and Improvements
    
12. S. Crooked Road Bridge Guardrail Replacement – Safety Improvements

2005

1. Barry Road & I-29 – Capacity Improvements
   
2. North Farley Road Bridge - Widening
   
3. Martin Road – Drainage and Surface Upgrade
   
4. Congress Road (South of 152 – Phase II)
   
5. Brink-Myers Road – Widening and upgrade
   
6. Humphrey’s Access Bridge - Replacement
   
7. Jones-Myer Road – Widening and Surface Upgrade
   
8. Naylor Creek Bridge - Replacement

2004

1. Duncan Road Bridge - Replacement
   
2. Congress Road (South of 152 – Phase I) - Capacity Improvements

2003

1. Green Hills Road – Capacity Improvements