MoDOT held a joint meeting today with Herculaneum to display preliminary plans to widen Business Loop 55 (McNutt Road) and build a new intersection with a relocated Scenic Drive
Aerial photo (5.57 MB pdf) showing the planned configuration of BL 55
Due to lack of funding, the bridges carrying I-55 will not be replaced for this project. Leaving the existing bridges necessitates dividing BL 55 under the interstate, similar to how Rte Z is divided under I-55 at Pevely. However, the through lanes will not be divided as on Rte Z, rather the through and left turn lanes will be divided.
It was mentioned at this meeting that this interchange will likely be reconfigured to a SPUI once MoDOT widens I-55 in this area.
The design of the relocated Scenic Drive is not set in stone yet; feedback from the meeting will determine if there will be a right in/right out with the existing road north of BL 55.
Other items of interest learned from this meeting:
* There will likely be traffic signals installed at the Rte Z/Metropolitan Road intersection in Pevely. There is talk of using a roundabout there instead of signals, but funding may be an issue.
* There was construction underway to extend Riverview Plaza Drive across Joachim Creek. I was told this was to provide a route that is still usable in event of a 100-year flood, and to be a new route for trucks to/from the lead smelter in the area.
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