With the Governor’s signing of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, an additional $100 million in General Revenue was made available for Missouri’s low volume rural roads. Using targeted asset management data to increase the average condition of rural roads for the state, the Missouri Department of Transportation identified approximately 1,700 lane miles of low volume roads in poor condition. The 113 locations received treatments to improve the road conditions. The locations were bundled into 14 projects across the state to provide good contracts for contractor competition. The projects were awarded at $115 million, with $100 million coming from General Revenue and $15 million from the State Road Fund. The $115 million was fully expended in fiscal year 2023.
The Governor also signed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to include an additional $100 million in General Revenue for Missouri’s low volume rural roads. Again, using data driven analysis, the Missouri Department of Transportation has identified more than 1,800 lane miles of low volume roads in poor condition. The 147 locations will receive treatments to improve the road conditions. The locations have been bundled into 40 projects across the state. Some projects have been awarded and some have yet to award. More specific project details will be available after all bids are shared with the Commission.
The Fiscal Year 2023 projects are detailed in the FY23-27 STIP with the watermark of “Governors Rural Route Funds" in the 2023-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
The Fiscal Year 2024 projects are detailed in the FY24-28 STIP in a special section titled Legislatively Designated and Funded Initiatives. This section also includes the General Revenue available for the I-70 Program as well as other legislative initiatives. You can find that section here Legislatively Designated and Funded Initiatives.