Missouri Fuel Tax (as of July 1, 2024)
- 29.5 cents per gallon – gasoline and diesel.
- 4.45 cents goes to cities
- 3.90 cents goes to counties
- 21.15 cents goes to MoDOT
- Each cent of additional fuel tax results in approximately $29 million for MoDOT and $12.4 million for cities and counties.
- Missouri ranks 48th nationally in revenue per mile.
- Missouri ranks 14th nationally in lowest administrative cost per mile.
MoDOT
- Governed by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
- Six commissioners, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate
- Seven district offices and a Central Office
- Approximately 4,800 salaried employees
- FY 2025 budget – $8.3 billion
- Customer satisfaction rating – 67%
- Projects completed 2.3% under budget and 94% on time
MO by the Mile
- 33,814 miles of state highways (7th nationally in state highway miles)
- Interstate highways – 1,385 miles (9th most nationally)
- U.S. routes – 3,412 miles
- State routes – 8,261 miles
- Lettered routes – 18,996 miles
- Other (outer roads, business routes, etc.) – 1,760 miles
- Major routes – 5,560 miles that carry approximately 77% of traffic
- Minor routes – 17,903 miles that carry approximately 22% of traffic
- Low-volume routes - 10,351 miles that carry approximately 1% of traffic
Roadways
- Cost to resurface one lane of interstate highway - $199,138 per mile
- Cost to resurface one lane of major highway – $143,609 per mile
- Cost to resurface one lane of minor highway - $63,270 per mile
- Tons of salt used per winter – 109,220
- Annual snow removal costs – $43.8 million
- Litter pick-up 5-year average cost – $9.1 million ($11.5 million in 2024)
- Mowing 5-year average cost – $27 million ($31.4 million in 2024)
- *Costs may increase due to inflation
Bridges
- MoDOT bridges and culverts – 10,427
- Number of major bridges 1,000 ft. or longer – 209
- Major river bridge cost – $35 million - $300 million
- Average cost of other 73 bridges – $1.0 million
- See More: Poor and Weight-Restricted Bridges
- *Costs may increase due to inflation
Other Forms of Transportation
- 120 public-use airports, including 36 that are business-capable
- 5,300 miles of railroads
- Kansas City and St. Louis are the 2nd and 6th largest freight rail hubs in the U.S.
- 4 Amtrak routes with 13 station stops
- 1,050 miles of navigable rivers – ranks 10th nationally
- 19 river ports including St. Louis – the 3rd largest U.S. inland port
- 1 tri-state port
- Trucks, planes, barges and trains in Missouri move 985 million tons each year valued at more than $1.1 trillion
- 37.4 million transit trips annually
Safety Belt Use
- Overall in Missouri – 88.3%
- National average use rate – 91.2%
- Teens – 74%
Crashes from 2022-2024
('24 data incomplete)
- 3,002 people died
- More than 15,699 seriously injured
- 62% of vehicle drivers and passengers killed weren’t wearing safety belts