MODOT is Requesting Feedback About Watson Road Improvements
Date Posted: November 15, 2022
Posted In: Projects,
From Call Newspapers: Drivers who frequently travel Watson Road/Route 366 through Sunset Hills and Crestwood should prepare for roadwork and construction along the corridor in the next two years when the Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to resurface the roadway.
As part of the project, MoDOT will resurface Watson Road between Geyer Road and St. Louis city limits as well as make updates to pedestrian facilities and signals along the roadway beginning in 2024. Existing sidewalks will be updated to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and some sections of sidewalks will be connected as well to close gaps, MoDOT engineers said at a town hall on the project Nov. 10. Several traffic signals along the corridor will also be upgraded.
“Two of our top priorities around here … is our ADA-transition plan. … The No.1 priority is to get all that non-compliant sidewalk up to today’s standards,” MoDOT engineer Ryan Pearcy told The Call. “We are trying to update as much of the sidewalk gaps as possible.”
According to the timeline provided by MoDOT, the right-of-way process will begin in winter 2023, which takes about 18 months. The project will then go out to bid in spring 2024, with construction to begin that summer, and wrapping up around fall 2026. As part of the project, the bridge over Gravois Creek between Brookview Drive and Pardee Lane will be replaced. The bridge will be replaced half at a time starting with the outside lanes and is expected to occur in spring 2025.