Union Expressway
OPEN HOUSE
Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that an “Open House” will be held at City Hall, 10 E. Locust Street, Union, MO on Wednesday, the 13th day of April, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Handicap access is available. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning their views on the location and design of the Union Expressway Project with reference to the economic and social effects of such location and design, its impact of the environment and its consistency with the goals and objectives of the community. The presently contemplated improvement is as follows:
Maps, plats, Environmental Documentation, and other detail information prepared by the City of Union, or other interested agency, will be available for public inspection and copying at the office of the City Clerk at Union City Hall, 10 E. Locust. Written statements and exhibits as well as oral statements will be received at the Open House. Written statements and exhibits will be made a part of the Open House transcript if received within ten days after the date of the Open House.
Tentative schedules for easement acquisition and construction will be discussed at the hearing.
If you are disabled and require special services at the Open House, please notify the Engineering Department by April 11, 2022 at 636-583-1805 so that arrangements for those services can be made.
City of Union
Jonathan Zimmermann
City Administrator
3/1/2021 - Public Review of a Proposed Transportation Project (view map)
Project STP-62006(616), Sponsored by City of Union
Project CMAQ-6200(615), Sponsored by Franklin County
Description: New connection between Highway 47 south at Highway 50 and Highway 47 north at Old County Farm Road. The Project includes a roundabout at the intersection with Highway 47 north and a new bridge across the Bourbeuse River.
Located in Section 26 of T43N, R1W of 5th PM
The City of Union and the Franklin County Commission, as joint partners, are planning a transportation project in the City of Union on Highway 47 over the Bourbeuse River. Preliminary plans are being prepared and construction is expected to begin in 2024.
The Project will provide an alternate route for those traveling north-south on Highway 47. A new alignment with one lane in each direction will be provided from the intersection of Highway 47 and Old County Farm Road crossing the Bourbeuse River with a new bridge north of Highway 50 and connecting to Highway 47 South at the intersection with Highway 50. A roundabout will be constructed in place of the current intersection with Old County Farm Road. A new signalized intersection with additional lanes in the north-south direction will be constructed at the current intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 47 South.
The Project is a step in the County-wide process of improving the north-south Highway 47 corridor from Washington to St. Clair. A traffic study was authorized in 2018 by Franklin County and its Partners to study the Highway 47 Corridor and identify needs for improvements. This Project is in response to the needs identified in that Report.
Federal funding in the amount of $8,255,318 has been committed to the project through two Federal funding programs, with review and oversight by MODOT. The Surface Transportation Program (STP) is contributing funds to the roadway and bridge from Old County Farm Road to Highway 50. The Congestion Mitigation Air Quality program (CMAQ) is contributing funds to the construction of the roundabout at Highway 47 North and the intersection with Old County Farm Road. The City of Union and Franklin County are sharing all costs not covered by Federal Reimbursement. The estimated total project cost is $12.2M.
Written comments must be received by the City of Union prior to April 15, 2021, at the following address:
City of Union, Engineering Department
10 East Locust Street
Union, MO 63084
Attention: Jonathan Zimmerman, City Administrator
Comments may also be submitted via email at engdept@unionmissouri.org.