Politics & Government

Special Board Work Session with MoDOT Set for Wednesday

Accidents at a dangerous intersection of Hwy. 61 prompted the board to call for action.

The will be holding a special work session Wed., June 27 to meet with representatives from MoDOT about safety issues at the intersection of Highway 61 and Highway P.

The meeting, which will be in the council chambers at city hall, starts at noon.

about the history of accidents and safety issues with intersections on Hwy. 61, and about the lack of response to requests for overpasses. The letter invited Gov. Nixon to attend Wednesday's meeting.

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In a May 7, 2012 email from MoDOT engineer Thomas Evers to Wentzville Director of Public Works Scott Smith stated that "it will be very difficult to provide an high dollar improvements to this interchange." Evers suggested that they could look for less expensive improvements or consider a cost-share agreement.


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