James River Freeway in Springfield, MO

March 30, 2021

The Honorable Billy Long United States House of Representatives 2454 Rayburn HOB Washington D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Long,

The Ozarks Transportation Organization would like to express our support of additional funds to widen James River Freeway in Springfield, MO. The freeway is in desperate need of additional lanes to solve safety and congestion issues on the roadway. With over 80,000 cars a day using the freeway, it serves as an essential arterial to get people to work and goods moving in and through our community. There have been over 804 crashes over the last ten years, which many might have been avoided if speeds were not slowed to 46 miles per hour in the evening peak hour.

The region is proud of the collaboration we have in selecting projects using a data driven approach to agree on our top priorities. The cities of Springfield, Republic, Nixa, Ozark, Willard, Strafford and Battlefield along with Greene and Christian counties agree James River Freeway is a priority for the region. We must keep the freeway system moving in to keep business moving.

The widening of James River Freeway will be a straightforward project, as environmental clearance is approved pending final details on sound wall locations. MoDOT has done considerable work to prepare for the construction of additional lanes from National to Kansas Expressway and construction is planned for FY22.

We look forward to the completion of this important project and hope that you will request that congressional funds are directed to the widening of James River Freeway.

Thank you for your service and your consideration of this project.

Sincerely,

Sara Fields Executive Director

Community Project Funding Request Form

General Information Business Name City of Springfield Street Address 840 N. Boonville, Including City, State, Springfield, MO and ZIP Code 65802 Point of Contact Sarah Kerner Fax 417-864-1031 Telephone 417 864-1035 Web Site Springfieldmo.gov Cell Phone 417-844-6443 Missouri 7th Mike Ussery Please provide your cell Congressional District number in case we need to (MO-07) Point of reach you for an emergency. Contact Email [email protected] (if applicable)

Community Project Funding Request Information Appropriations  Agriculture (Accounts: Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities; Rural Development, Bill and/or Rural Community Development Grants; Rural Utilities Service, ReConnect Grants) Subcommittee  CJS (Accounts: Byrne Justice Assistance Grants; COPS Technology and Equipment; NOAA – Please select the Operations, Research, and Facilities; NASA – Safety, Security and Mission Services). Federal  DoD (Accounts: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Army; Research, Development, Test, Appropriations and Evaluation Navy; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Air Force; Research, Development, Subcommittee this Test, and Evaluation Space Force; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Defense-Wide) . request falls under  E&W (Accounts: Corps of Engineers – Investigations; Construction; MS River and Tributaries; Operation and Maintenance. Bureau of Reclamation – Water and Related Resources).  FSGG (Accounts: Small Business Administration; Small Business Initiatives).  Homeland Security (Accounts: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants; Nonprofit Security Grants; Emergency Operations Center Grants).  Interior (Accounts: Federal land acquisitions through the Land and Water Conservation Fund; EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants for certain water infrastructure projects; Certain State and Private Forestry projects within the U.S. Forest Service).  Labor-HHS (Accounts: Dept. of Labor – Employment and Training Administration Training and Employment Services; HHS – HRSA Program Management; HHS – SAMHSA Health Surveillance and Program Support; Dept. of Education – Innovation and Improvement; Dept. of Education – Higher Education).  MilCon-VA (Accounts: Army; Navy and Marine Corps; Air Force; Defense-Wide; Army National Guard; Air National Guard; Army Reserve; Navy Reserve; Air Force Reserve). X T-HUD: (Accounts: Dept. of Transportation – Local Transportation Priorities; Dept, of Transportation – Airport Improvement Program (AIP); HUD – Economic Development Initiative (EDI))..

Department or agency: Federal Highway Administration/ US Department (e.g., Department of Health and Human Services; of Transportation Department of Labor)

Account Highway Trust Fund (Highway Planning and (e.g., SAMHSA; Employment and Training Construction CFDA 22.205) Administration, etc.)

Are you aware of another Member making a request  Yes for the same project?

X No

Request Your request should be no more than five or six sentences in length and correspond to the format below. It should include a description of the purpose as well as a justification for why it is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds. Name of Program (Name of Agency): AMOUNT for the PROGRAM, which [DESCRIPTION IN FIVE OR SIX SENTENCES] Example: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION – MENTAL HEALTH (Department of Health and Human Services): Provide $500,000 for a substance abuse treatment program in City, State, which will …. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION- LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (Department of Transportation) Provide $11.32 million to expand James River Freeway to 6 lanes between National Avenue and Kansas Expressway by adding lanes in the median with a median barrier wall. This will improve safety by allowing for reduced congestion related backups that lead to primary and secondary crashes. Approximately 70,000 vehicles a day use James River Freeway for local, regional, and statewide trips. This project is included on the City’s adopted Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Missouri’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

Disclosures Do you or your organization have any financial, business, or  Yes other relationship with Congressman Long, members of his X No family, or any member of his congressional or campaign staff?

If yes, please provide details on the nature of the relationship.

Name Sarah Kerner Name of the Person Submitting This Form

Date 04 05 21 MM DD YY

3 Transportation Improvement Program - FY 2021-2024 Project Detail by Section and Project Number with Map F) Roadways Section

TIP # TBD1 JAMES RIVER FREEWAY ADD LANES CAMPBELL TO NATIONAL Route Rte. 60 (James River Freeway) From west of Rte. 160 (Campbell Avenue) To National Avenue Location City of Springfield Federal Agency FHWA Project Sponsor MoDOT Federal Funding Category NHPP(NHS) MoDOT Funding Category Flexible and Other Bike/Ped Plan? EJ? STIP # 8P3032C Federal ID # Project Description Add lanes and sound abatement on James River Freeway from west of Rte. 160 (Campbell Avenue) to National Avenue in Springfield. Project involves bridges A4182 and A4183.

Fund Code Source Phase FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 Total FHWA (NHPP) Federal ENG $0 $1,160,000 $0 $0 $1,160,000 MoDOT State ENG $0 $290,000 $0 $0 $290,000 FHWA (NHPP) Federal CON $0 $6,658,400 $0 $0 $6,658,400 MoDOT State CON $0 $1,664,600 $0 $0 $1,664,600 Totals $0 $9,773,000 $0 $0 $9,773,000

Notes Non-Federal Funding Source: State Transportation Revenues Prior Cost $0 Future Cost $0 Total Cost $9,773,000

F-1 FY 2022-2025 TIP Draft Project Entry 3/15/2021

CERTIFICATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE OZARKS TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

The Ozarks Transportation Organization, which is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Springfield, Missouri Urbanized Area, hereby certifies that upon award of the Congressionally Directed Federal Highway Administration Funding, expanding James River Freeway to 6 lanes between National Avenue and West Bypass (State Highway 160) will be included in the Transportation Improvement Program. The OTO recognizes the importance of this project and welcomes the federal investment in the region.

______04-15-2021___ Signature Date

Sara J. Fields Executive Director Ozarks Transportation Organization

REPUBLIC www.RepubticMO.gov

April 5, 2021

The Honorable Billy Long United States House of Representatives 2454 Rayburn HOB Washington D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Long, I am writing to express support for the Ozarks Transportation Organization's list of Transportation Priorities. We work closely with the Ozarks Transportation Organization (OTO) and agree that the list represents a regionally agreed to list of transportation priorities. The OTO has developed a listing of priorities with a data driven approach that includes public input and community leader discussion. These priorities include:

o US 60 lmprovements in the OTO Urban Area o l-44lmprovements in the OTO Urban Area o US 65 lmprovements in Christian County o MM Highway in the City of Republic o Regional Trail Expansion including the Wilson's Creek Boulevard Trail and the Chadwick Flyer Trail r Electric Buses for City Utilities o Grant Street Pedestrian Underpass

This multimodal list considers pedestrians, transit, and highway users. ln addition, we have included projects representing two counties and seven cities, two transit providers, and a public university. The list represents projects needed to improve safety, accommodate growth, improve congestion, and promote economic develop.

ln addition, each project has been carefully selected based upon the ability to ensure that it can be completed if federal funds were directed to the project.

The City of Republic would like to request your support for Congressionally Directed funds for these important transportation projects. We look forward to your partnership in making these projects a reality.

Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to contact me at 477-732-31-tl with any questions.

vid Cameron City Administrator

cc: Laura Burbridge, City Clerk

213 N, Main Avenue, Republic, Missouri 6sllg I +r7.732.31oo

JAMES RIVER FREEWAY & CAMPBELL AVENUE Planning and Design

July 24, 2012 | Public Meeting

WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S About the Project PUBLIC MEETING The interchange of the James River Freeway (JRF) and Campbell Avenue is one of the key economic centers for the region and is a gateway into Springfield from The City of Springfield, in conjunction southern Greene and Christian counties. While the area is thriving, significant with the Missouri Department of traffic congestion and travel delays are prevalent. Transportation and the Ozarks The project’s purpose is two-fold. First, the engineering project team will develop Transportation Organization, welcome and analyze conceptual design alternatives for the JRF interchange to address you to a public meeting regarding current traffic congestion and close signal spacing in the interchange of JRF the improvements to the James River and Campbell Avenue. Second, the team will develop alternatives for widening Freeway and Campbell Avenue corridor. the Campbell Avenue Corridor to six lanes and will address safety issues for the approximately two-mile section of Campbell Avenue between El Camino Alto We thank you for joining us tonight. A and Battlefield Road. brief presentation will begin at 6 p.m. Representatives of the City of Springfield, Beyond Tonight's Public Meeting Missouri Department of Transportation, and project consultants will be available Stay Involved in the Project to discuss the project, take your The project team would like participation feedback, and answer questions. from local residents, businesses, and those who travel the corridor throughout the design process. Please log in at PURPOSE AND NEED OF www.SpringfieldJRFCampbell.com and THE PROJECT share your feedback. Throughout the To improve traffic safety and capacity project, city officials and members of the engineering project team will post along the James River Freeway and questions, have you to vote on design Campbell Avenue corridor. concepts, and ask you to share your opinion on a variety of ideas to improve the corridor, PROJECT WEBSITE so please visit frequently. Also, for business owners and business groups, individual one-on-one www.SpringfieldJRFCampbell.com meetings can be scheduled with the project managers to go over project details around your business or property. A sign-up sheet to schedule one of these QUESTIONS? meetings is available at the sign-in table tonight, or you may call Martin Gugel or For more information, please contact: Kelly Turner directly at the numbers provided on the front of this handout. Martin Gugel | Project Manager Project Schedule City of Springfield 417.864.1020 Where we are now... [email protected]

Kelly Turner | Project Manager Olsson Associates Where we are going... 417.890.8802 [email protected] PUBLIC MEETING #2– A number of alternatives for improving the roadway corridor will be presented as suggestions. PUBLIC MEETING #3– We’d like your opinion at either the public meeting or through Finalist alternatives is completed and the final report voting and commenting on the project website. will be shared at this meeting.

Future results... SELECTION OF A FINAL ALTERNATIVE • FINAL DESIGN • CONSTRUCTION Project Area DRAFT: A VISION FOR MISSOURI’S

TRANSPORTATION FUTURE

Appendix November 2013

APPENDIX I: On the Move Economic Case Studies

Transportation projects can play a significant role in spurring economic activity. In order to demonstrate that this can and does occur in Missouri’s economy, what follows are eight case studies outlining significant transportation investments in the state, and the jobs and business improvements that came as a result.

The case studies that follow were conducted on the following projects:  I-70 and Blue Ridge Parkway in Independence  Highway 370 in St. Louis  James River Freeway in Springfield  East 32nd St in Joplin  Riverside Road in St. Joseph  The Port at New Madrid  Grindstone Parkway in Columbia  Avenue of the Saints in Bowling Green

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James River Freeway – Springfield

PROJECT The James River Freeway was a completely new corridor on the south end of Springfield. The Freeway is 14 miles long with nine interchanges that provide access to important north-south thoroughfares and new developments in southern Springfield. Location The corridor spans the entire southern end of Springfield between U.S. Route 65 in the east and Interstate 44 in the west. Cost $56 Million Open date 1996 Jobs Created 11,691

Overview Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri with a population of 160,000, and has experienced exceptional economic growth for several years. Before the James River Freeway was built, however, there was no highway in the southern end of the city to accommodate extensive growth there. The highway was built to provide both a means to cross southern Springfield quickly, and to provide improved access to growing economic activity in the area. The combination of access to existing hot spots, like the Medical Mile, and access to developable land contributed to the creation of nearly 12,000 jobs in the project area since the Freeway’s completion. Project Impacts “The James River Freeway has exploded in the last several years,” the Springfield Business Journal declared in 2002. Since completion, the James River Freeway has opened up huge tracts of land to new development. From a large number of new office parks and buildings to extensive commercial and retail development to new space for expanded healthcare facilities, southern Springfield has experienced incredible physical development and economic growth. “Without the James River Freeway, Springfield would not have had the extent of economic growth that we have,” reports Rob Dixon of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Corporate Office Operations  One of the earliest development projects of the James River Freeway Corridor was the construction of a 150,000 sq. ft. bank operations center at the Campbell Avenue interchange in 1977, just one year after the project completion. Designed to support more than 1,000 new workers, the building was constructed for Firstcard, a bank and credit card company that was eventually purchased by Bank One, who then merged JP Morgan Chase in 2004. The building was eventually expanded and now hosts more than 1,300 workers, making it the largest Chase Card Services customer service center in the United States.

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 In 1998 telecom giant MCI, which was already an important

Springfield employer, took advantage of the development

opportunity along the new freeway to build a larger and more

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in the Primrose Business Park between the Glenstone and Project National Avenue interchanges, the building won a national Region award for its unique design. When MCI left Springfield in Compa 2006, their new building did not stay vacant for long – within Jobs in 1995 278,645 47,250 49,781 a month SunRocket, an internet-based phone company, leased the building and offered employment to all 400 former MCI workers. When SunRocket closed a year later, Teletech, a Jobs in 2010 322,069 54,342 61,472 Colorado-based technology and customer experience firm, found an ideal location for their expanding company. The firm is now one of the area’s largest employers, tripling the 400 Total Job Gain 43,424 7,092 11,691 workers originally in the space to more than 1,200 employees today. Smaller companies have also made use of the area; Sunrise Service Associates, a business services company that Percent Growth 15.6% 15.0% 23.5% opened in 1998 employs 140 workers and Wyndham Vacation Ownership, which opened in 2009, employs another 200.

Prime Real Estate

 Office spaces of all size were in huge demand soon after the Total Job Growth: Freeway was open, and real estate developers responded. In 2003 alone, the Republic Road corridor saw over 150,000 1995 to 2010 square feet of commercial property development. The Primrose/Fremont area, where the MCI/Teletech building is 23.5% located, started seeing smaller office construction in the late 1990s, including a Merrill Lynch branch office and the Primrose Office Plaza, which is home to consulting firms, financial services companies and health care providers. The list of 16.5% office plazas in these areas and others along the James River 15.6% Freeway is long: French Quarter Plaza, National Park Plaza, Twin Oaks Office Park, Quail Creek Village, Tuscany Court and Corporate Village are only a few. According to the developer of Corporate Village, a 25,000 square foot office and retail complex, he chose the site along Republic Road because of its visibility from the James River Freeway.  The residential real estate market also expanded in the southern end of Springfield, which Rob Dixon of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce maintains would not have occurred without the Freeway. The combined growth of the residential population and commercial activity resulted in innovative Region (SW) Comparison (Downtown Project developments to accommodate both, such as Chesterfield Springfield and I-44 (James River Freeway Village, a planned community just off the Kansas City Corridor) Corridor) Expressway and James River Freeway. It was designed as a mixed-use development where residents had easy access to local businesses and currently houses the Palace Theater, a number of restaurants and several professional offices. Medical Mile Expansions  Starting in the late 1990s, the Springfield medical community experienced rapid growth and quickly migrated toward the James River Freeway to expand. National Avenue, long known as the “Medical Mile” because of the proliferation of hospitals and healthcare services, saw increases in the already-expansive healthcare real estate. St. John’s hospital, on the northern end of the Mile, completed a new 360,000 square foot patient tower in 2008. CoxHealth made extensive use of

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developable land by building a new surgery center at its Walnut Lawn campus, located less than a mile from the Freeway, and completing an expanded emergency department at Cox South, located immediately off the James River Freeway’s National Avenue Interchange.  The area has also attracted new players in the healthcare scene. In 2008 Select Specialty Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital owned by Pennsylvania-based Select Medical Corp. opened two blocks from the James River Freeway’s intersection with National Avenue, in the heart of the Medical Mile. The Springfield medical community welcomed Select Specialty’s arrival because the hospital fills an important niche by focusing exclusively on acute care that lasts for longer than 25 days. Select Specialty employs 150 medical service professionals. Commercial Growth  The increased business and medical development created a demand for hotel space, and since the project was finished in 1996, more than a dozen hotels have been built along the corridor. In 2001 John Q. Hammons, a developer of high-end hotels in the Springfield area, constructed a Residence Inn along Kingsley Avenue, just steps from the National Avenue interchange. Soon after construction he told the Springfield Business Journal that he chose the location because of the proximity to the James River Freeway, the Medical Mile and the extensive development that had been occurring. "Within a two-mile radius there, there's a lot going on," Hammons said. “I’m very careful about where I put hotels.”  In response to more residents and more visitors to the area, retail and restaurant development also took off. Recent additions to the Campbell Road interchange include a Sam’s Club in 2008, a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market and a 16-screen cinema and the flagship branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. Academy Sports, a Texas-based company, opened its second Missouri store next to Sam’s Club in the James River Commons in 2011. Representatives at Ashley Furniture cited the high traffic on the James River Freeway as the primary draw to their Independence Avenue location, which opened in 2007. Glenstone Avenue near the Freeway is another area that has exploded with growth, where the largest retailers include Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target, Lowe’s, Kohl’s and an array of restaurants.

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Bridge improvement on Rte. N at I-44 in SW Highway 44 Lawrence Co. $1.5 - $2.5 Operational improvements and ramp improvements on James River Freeway in SW Highway 60 Springfield. $1.5 - $2.5 Bridge improvement on Rte. 97 at White SW Highway 97 Oak Creek in Lawrence Co. $1.5 - $2.5 Extension of Main St. from King Jack Park SW/Local Highway Main to S Hall St. in Webb City $1.5 - $2.5 Intersection and access improvements on Rte. 171 (McArthur Drive) from Jefferson St. SW Highway 171 to Hall St. in Webb City $1.5 - $3 Intersection improvements on Rte. 171 (McArthur Dr.) at LP49 (Madison St.) in SW Highway 171 Webb City $1.5 - $3 Capacity improvements on Business 65 SW Highway Business 65 through downtown Hollister $1.5 - $3 Construct outer road from Rte. 32 to Rte. T SW Highway 13 in Bolivar $1.7 - $2.1 Capacity and intersection improvements on SW Highway 14 Rte. 14 through downtown Ozark. $1.7 - $2.1 New roadway from Madison Ave. to Rte. D SW/Local Highway Carl Junction north of Webb City $1.8 - $2.25 Access improvements on Rte. 13 (Kansas Expressway) from I-44 to Rte. 744 SW Highway 13 (Kearney St.) in Springfield $1.9 - $2.4 ITS Enhancements in the Southwest SW Highway Various Missouri region (urban and rural) $2 - $10 Intersection and access improvements at various locations on Rte. 96 from Rte. 171 to SW Highway 96 Rte. D in Oronogo. $2 - $2.3 Capacity and roadway improvements on Oakwood Ave. from Rte. 60 to Elm St. in SW/Local Highway Oakwood Republic $2 - $2.5 Roadway improvements on Norton Rd. and extension of roadway to Truman Blvd. in SW/Local Highway Norton Nixa $2 - $2.5 Rehabilitate the Rt. 18 bridge over the SW Highway 18 South Grand River near Clinton $2 - $3

SW Highway 32 Realign Rt. 32 east of Stockton. $2 - $3 Intersection improvements at various locations on Rte. 86 (Gateway Drive) from SW Highway 86 LP49 to Bus. 60 (Neosho Blvd.) in Neosho $2 - $3 Various safety, pavement and alignment improvements between Ash Grove and SW Highway 160 Willard $2 - $3

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) New roadway corridor from Rt. H to Rt. SW Highway H 37 in Monett $2 - $5 Intersection improvements at various SW Highway Business 60 locations on Bus. 60 in Aurora $2 - $5 Annual program for complete pavement SW Highway Various rehabilitation $2 - $7/year Sound abatement and beautification on Rt. SW Highway 13 13 (Kansas Expressway) in Springfield. $2 - $9 Pavement improvements on Rte. 52 from SW Highway 52 Rte. 13 to Rte. 65 $2.3 - $3.1 Capacity improvements on Rte. MM from I- SW Highway MM 44 to Rte. 360 (James River Freeway) $2.5 - $3.1 Various alignment and safety improvements between Rt. 13 and Fair SW Highway 32 Play $2.5 - $3.5 Capacity, roadway and intersection improvements on various sections of SW/Local Highway Hines Hines Street in Republic. $2.7 - $3.4 Intersection improvements at various locations on Rte. 248 from Rte. 160 to Rte. SW Highway 248 265 in Taney County $3 - $10 Bridge improvements in the City of SW Highway Various Carthage $3 - $15 Roadway and turn lane improvements on Madison Ave. from Stadium Dr. to SW/Local Highway Madison Daugherty St. in Webb City $3 - $3.5 Improve 1st Street overpass to full SW Highway 49 interchange north of Lamar $3 - $4 Overpass connection on I-49 between SW Highway 49 Adrian and Passaic $3 - $4 Intersection improvements on Rte. 160 at SW Highway 160 Rte. 744 (Kearney St.) in Springfield $3 - $4 Capacity and roadway improvements on Main St. from city limit to Rte. 60 in SW/Local Highway Main Republic $3 - $4 Roadway improvements on Peace Church SW/Local Highway Peace Church Ave. from Fir Rd. to Zora Ave. in Joplin $3 - $4 Intersection and access improvements on LP49 (Range Line Rd./Madison Ave.) from SW Highway 49 Rte. 171 in Webb City to I-44 in Joplin $3 - $4 Resurfacing, shoulder, rumble stripes and various turn lane improvements from I-49 SW Highway 52 to Rt. 13. $3 - $4.5 Roadway improvements on Hearnes SW Highway 43 Boulevard from 32nd Street (Rt. FF) to I-44 $3 - $5

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Roadway improvements on Rt. 43 from SW Highway 43 Joplin Regional Airport to Rt. 171. $3 - $5 Construct interchange on I-49 at Rte. TT in SW Highway 49 Bates County $3 - $5 Widen to three lanes from Rt. 65 through SW Highway 125 Fair Grove $3 - $5 Capacity improvements on Range Line Rd. SW Highway 175 from 44th St. to Saginaw Rd. in Joplin $3 - $5 Extension of Rte. 65 Outer Road (18th St.) from Mountain Duck Stadium to Clay St. in SW/Local Highway 18th Ozark $3.5 - $4.5 New overpass on Republic Rd. over Rte. 60 (James River Freeway) east of BU65 SW/Local Highway Republic (Glenstone Ave.) in Springfield $3.5 - $4.5 Interchange improvements at Glenstone SW Highway 60 Avenue (Bus. 65) in Springfield. $4 - $5 Interchange improvements at James River Freeway and West Bypass (Rt. FF) in SW Highway 60 Springfield $4 - $5 Capacity improvements on Rte. 413 (Sunshine St.) from Scenic Ave. to Rte. 13 SW Highway 413 (Kansas Expressway) in Springfield $4 - $5 Capacity and roadway improvements on Bailey Ave. from Wade St. to Rt. 60 in SW/Local Highway Bailey Republic. $4 - $5 Roadway improvements on Rte. D from Rte. 96 to Hawthorne Rd. in Jasper County. SW Highway D Improve intersection at Ivy Road $4 - $5 Capacity improvements and pedestrian accommodations on Rte. P from Rte. 60 to SW Highway P Farm Road 194 $4 - $5 Bridge rehabilitation of the Grant Avenue SW/Local Highway Grant viaduct in Springfield $4 - $6 Capacity improvements on Mt. Vernon Street from Haseltine Road to West SW/Local Highway Mt. Vernon Bypass in Springfield $4 - $6

SW Highway 49 Median guard cables on I-49 south of I-44. $4 - $6 Four-laning in the Branson West area from SW Highway 13 Rt. 413 to north of Stoneridge. $4 - $7 Roadway and turn lane improvements on Newman Rd. from Duquesne Rd. to Rte. SW/Local Highway Newman 249 in Joplin $4.5 - $5.5 Capacity and roadway improvements on Elm St./Farm Road 182 from Rte. 60 to Rte. SW/Local Highway Elm/182 ZZ in Republic $4.5 - $5.5

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Roadway improvements on Rte. H from Farm Road 86 in Greene County to SW Highway H McClernon St. in Springfield $6 - $7 Roadway and turn lane improvements on Fir Rd. from Joplin St. to Rte. 171 in Carl SW/Local Highway Fir Junction $6 - $7.5 Capacity improvements on Cheyenne Rd. from Rte. CC to Rte. 14 in Nixa, Christian SW/Local Highway Cheyenne Co. $6 - $7.5 Capacity improvements on Main St. from Rte. 14 (Mt. Vernon St.) to Rosedale Rd. in SW/Local Highway Main Nixa $6 - $7.5 Capacity improvements on Nicholas Rd. from Tracker Rd. to Rte. 14 (Mt. Vernon St.) SW/Local Highway Nicholas in Nixa $6 - $7.5 Capacity improvements on Tracker Rd. from Nicholas Rd. to proposed Kansas SW/Local Highway Tracker Expressway extension in Nixa $6 - $7.5 Roadway and turn lane improvements on 20th St. from Duquesne Rd. to Rte. 249 in SW/Local Highway 20th Joplin/Duquesne $6.5 - $8 Construction of sidewalks and crosswalks along MO 52 in Butler, including replacement of MNA Railroad overpass to accommodate wider roadway with SW Highway 52 sidewalks $7 - $10 Improve traffic management systems in SW Highway Various the Springfield metro area $7 - $8 Intersection improvements on Rte. 744 SW Highway 744 (Kearney St.) at Grant Ave. in Springfield $7 - $9 Roadway and turn lane improvements on 32nd St. from Schifferdecker Ave. to future SW/Local Highway 32nd West Corridor in Joplin $7 - $9 Roadway and turn lane improvements on Black Cat Rd. from Rte. 66 (7th St.) to SW/Local Highway Black Cat Newton Rd. in Joplin $7 - $9 Capacity improvements on Rte. EE (Division St. from Airport Blvd. to Rte. 160 (West SW Highway EE Bypass) in Springfield $7 - $9 Intersection and roadway improvements on Fremont Ave. from Sunset St. to SW/Local Highway Fremont Battlefield Rd. in Springfield $7 - $9 Capacity improvements on Gregg Rd. from Butterfield Dr. to Riverdale Rd. and from SW/Local Highway Gregg Tracker Road to Northview Road in Nixa. $7 - $9 Roadway and turn lane improvements on St. Louis/Prairie St. Louis St./Prairie Flower Rd. from Rte. 171 SW/Local Highway Flower in Webb City to Zora St. in Joplin $7 - $9 Safety and system improvements from on Rte. 160 (Campbell Ave.) from Battlefield SW Highway 160 Rd. to Farm Road 192 (Steinert Road) $7 - $9

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Roadway and turn lane improvements on 20th St. from Kansas state line to SW/Local Highway 20th Schifferdecker Ave. in Joplin $7.2 - $9 Capacity improvements on Rte. D (Sunshine St.) from Glenstone Ave. to Rte. SW Highway D 65 in Springfield. $7.5 - $10 Intersection, turn lane, and pedestrian improvements at various locations on Rte. NN from Rte. J to Rte. 14 (Jackson St.) in SW Highway NN Ozark $8 - $10 Capacity improvements on Connecticut Ave. from Rte. FF (32nd St.) to 44th St. in Joplin. Widen bridge over I-44. Extend SW/Local Highway Connecticut roadway to 50th Street. $8 - $11 Capacity improvements from Rte. 14 (Mt. SW Highway 160 Vernon Street) in Nixa to Riverdale Drive $9 - $11 Capacity and safety improvements on BU65/LP44 (Chestnut Expressway) from I- SW Highway Business 65/44 44 to Rt. 65 in Springfield. $9 - $11 Four lane expressway for Schifferdecker Ave. from Rte. 66 (7th St.) to Zora Ave. in SW/Local Highway Schifferdecker Joplin $9 - $11 Four-lane expressway from Willard to SW Highway 160 Springfield $10 - $11

SW Highway 37 Improve Rte. 37 through Monett. $10 - $12 Interchange improvements on Rte. 65 at SW Highway 65 Evans Road in Springfield $10 - $12 Roadway improvements from Schifferdecker Road to Loop 49 (Range SW Highway 66 Line Road) in Joplin. $10 - $12 Capacity improvements on Kansas Avenue from Battlefield Road to Republic Road in SW/Local Highway Kansas Springfield $10 - $12

SW Highway 60 Construct a new interchange in Seymour $10 - $15 Improvements along Rt. HH to accommodate an elementary school, hospital community improvement district SW Highway HH and retail development in Carthage $10 - $15 Intermittent passing lanes and turn lanes SW Highway 65 between Preston and Buffalo $10 - $20 Improve bridge approaches at various SW Highway Various locations in Southwest Missouri. $10 - $30 Various alignment, capacity and safety improvements from Rt. 65 to Rt. 76 in Forsyth, including pedestrian improvements SW Highway 160/F in Forsyth $10 - $65

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Roadway improvements on Republic Rd. from Rt. FF to Scenic Ave. in Greene SW/Local Highway Republic County $11 - $13 Street improvement from 17th Street to Hawthorne Street. Intersection improvements at Centennial Avenue in SW/Local Highway Hall Webb City $11 - $13.5 Extend 17th Street from Rt. NN to 10th Street, and street improvements to BU 65 SW/Local Highway 17th (South St.) in Ozark $11 - $14 Four-lane/Five-lane roadway improvements from Old Rt. 13 north Jct. in Branson West SW Highway 13 to Kimberling Boulevard $12 - $18 Improve Zora Street for freight movement from Schifferdecker Road to Rt. 249 in SW/Local Highway Zora Joplin $12 - $21 Capacity improvements and pedestrian accommodations on Rt. 14 (South Street) from 3rd St./Selmore Road to Rt. W in Ozark; intersection improvements at 14th SW Highway 14 St. and Rt. W $13 - $17 Rebuild pavement on Rte. 96 from SW Highway 96 Carthage to Rte. 39 near Miller. $13 - $26 Extension of Rte. CC from proposed Kansas SW Highway CC Expressway extension to Rte. 160 in Nixa $14 - $17 Roadway improvements on Rte. Z (Pennell SW Highway Z St.) from Rte. YY to Rte. 171 in Carl Junction $14 - $17 Capacity improvements on Rte. 83 (Springfield St.) from Rte. 13 to Rte. 32 in SW Highway 83 Bolivar $14 - $25 Widen to add shoulders and bicycle lanes on each side of Rt. V from east of Rt. 71 SW Highway V to Rt. 59 $15 - $16 Interchange improvements on Rte. 65 at SW Highway 65 Rte. YY (Division Street) in Springfield $15 - $18 Roadway improvements on Rosedale Rd. and extension of roadway from proposed Kansas Expressway extension to Main St. SW/Local Highway Rosedale in Nixa $15 - $19 Capacity and intersection improvements on Rte. YY (Division St.) from Rte. 65 to Le SW Highway YY Compte Rd. in Springfield $15 - $19 New interchange on Rte. 65 at Longview SW Highway 65 Rd. in Ozark $15 - $19 Corridor operational and safety improvements at various intersections in SW Highway 60 Webster county $15 - $20 Various safety, alignment and capacity SW Highway CC/J/NN improvements between Nixa and Ozark $15 - $25

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions)

SW Highway 44 New I-44 interchange for Marshfield. $15 - $30 Capacity improvements on Kansas Expressway (access management, intersections, partial six-laning) from I-44 to Rte. 60/James River Freeway in SW Highway 160 Springfield. $15 - $60

SW Highway 59 Relocate Rt. 59 around Diamond $16 - $20 Capacity improvements on Rte. 744 (Kearney St.)/Rte.OO from Le Compte Rd. SW Highway 744 in Springfield to Rte. 125 in Strafford $16 - $20 Capacity improvements and pedestrian accommodations on Rte. M from Rte. 60 SW Highway M to Rte. FF $16 - $20 Capacity improvements on Rte. D from SW Highway D Rte. 65 to Rte. 73 in Dallas County $16 - $24 Capacity improvements on Rte. 413 (Sunshine St.) from Rte. 60 (James River Freeway) to Rte. 160 (West Bypass) in SW Highway 413 Springfield $17 - $21 Duquesne/Hall Roadway improvements on Duquesne (Joplin/Duquesne/ Road from 17th Street in Webb City to SW/Local Highway Webb City) 32nd. Street in Joplin. $19 - $24

SW Highway Various Annual bridge widening program $20 - $100 Capacity improvements on James River SW Highway 60 Freeway in Springfield. $20 - $25 Wilson's Creek Boulevard Parkway improvements and intersection improvements from Rt. M (Republic Road) SW Highway ZZ to Farm Road 194 in Republic $20 - $25 Improvements at Campbell Avenue (Rt. SW Highway 160 160) and Republic Road in Springfield $20 - $35 Intersection improvements at Rt. 160 (Campbell Avenue) and Republic Road in SW Highway 160 Springfield. $20 - $35 Intermittent passing lanes on Routes 13, 60, SW Highway Various 65, 160, and 171 $20 - $80 Curve realignments at various locations on SW Highway 265/165 Rt. 165 and Rt. 265 in Branson. $22 - $26 Interchange improvements at I-49 in SW Highway 44 Fidelity. $25 - $35 New interchange on Rte. 249 at 17th St. in SW Highway 249 Webb City $25 - $45

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Improve capacity and connectivity between Branson West and Branson: from SW Highway 76 Rt. 13 to Rt. 265 $25 - $50 Capacity improvements from Kansas state SW Highway 171 line to Fir Road $25 - $50 New expressway from South Street in Nixa SW Highway 13 to Rt. 76 in Branson West. $26 - $39 Shared four-lane roadway improvements SW Highway 52 on Rte. 52 from Rte. 13 to Rte. 65 $28 - $34 Capacity improvements on Rte. H from SW Highway H Monett to I-44 in Lawrence County $28 - $40 Annual program to address drainage, SW Highway Various flooding and low water bridge concerns $20 - $40 Add capacity to Rt. 160 from Plainview SW Highway 160 Road to Nixa $30 - $45 Capacity and access improvements on BU65 (Glenstone Ave.) from I-44 to Rte. D SW Highway Business 65 (Sunshine St.) in Springfield $32 - $40 Pavement improvements on various city SW Highway Various streets in Clinton. $34 - $40 Capacity improvements from Rt. 160 in SW Highway CC Nixa to Pheasant Road in Ozark. $35 - $50 Corridor preservation for new roadway from Kansas state line to LP49 (Range Line SW/Local Highway Fir Rd.) south of Joplin $36 - $45 Roadway improvements from the Kansas SW Highway 171 state line to Fir Road in Airport Drive. $36 - $58 Roadway capacity and safety improvements on Rt. 14 corridor in rural Christian County. Improve intersection at SW Highway 14 Route P/K. $38 - $50 Add lanes to Route 13 from Clinton to SW Highway 13 Warrensburg $35 - $45 Corridor improvements from Route M in SW Highway 14 Nixa to Third Street in Ozark $40 - $50 Interchange improvements at I-44/I-49 and SW Highway 49 I-49/Route 171 in the Carthage area. $40 - $80 Capacity improvements on Route 60 (James River Freeway) from I-44 to Route SW Highway 60 13 (Kansas Expressway) $43 - $51 Improve capacity and connectivity between Branson West and Branson: extend Ozark Mountain Highroad from SW Highway 465 Route 76 to Route 376. $45 - $55

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Capacity improvements from Route 60 in SW Highway 65 Springfield to Route F in Ozark $45 - $60 Roadway improvements from Route 65 to SW Highway 52 Route 5 in Versailles. $48 - $60

SW Highway 71 Construct Bella Vista Bypass $50 - $55 Capacity improvements on Rte. FF from SW Highway FF Rte. 60 (James River Freeway) to Rte. 14 $50 - $60 Corridor improvements including adding lanes through Springfield from Route 160 to SW Highway 44 Route 744 to address mobility and safety $55 - $65 Roadway improvements from Route 65 to SW Highway 160/F Route 76 in Forsyth. $55 - $66 Capacity improvements on I-44 from Rte. SW Highway 44 160 to Rte. 65 in Springfield. $55 - $70 Alternate roadway west of Joplin between SW Highway 43 Route 171 and I-44 $60 - $125 Corridor improvements on Route MM and MO 266 to connect I-44 with developing industrial areas around the Springfield- Branson National Airport in Springfield and SW Highway Highway Republic $60 - $80 Replace the Shell Knob bridge over Table SW Highway 39 Rock Lake. $60 - $85

SW Highway Various Keep Interstate bridges in good condition $65 - $80

SW Highway 13 Widen Kimberling City bridge to four lanes $70 - $100 Extension of Kansas Expressway from Republic Road in Springfield to Rosedale SW/Local Highway Kansas Expressway Road in Nixa. $72 - $90 Roadway and capacity improvements on Rte. 266 and Rte. B from Airport Blvd. to I- SW Highway 266/B 44 $75 - $94 Extend the Ozark Mountain Highroad from SW Highway 465 Rte. 165 to Rte. 65. $80 - $100 New roadway from Route 13 to Route 160 SW Highway 160 in north Springfield. $80 - $120 Corridor and interchange improvements including adding service roads from Route 65 to east of Rogersville to address SW Highway 60 mobility and safety $90 - $105 New East-West arterial from Rte. 160 to SW/Local Highway Evans Rte. 65 in southern Greene County. $90 - $110

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION WANTS, NEEDS AND PROJECTS Route (if Region Type applicable) Description Cost (millions) Freeway improvements on Rte. 65 from SW Highway 65 Ozark to Branson. $90 - $145

SW Highway 65 Four-lane roadway from Warsaw to Buffalo $100 - $125 Annual minor routes resurfacing and SW Highway Various shoulder/rumble program. $100 - $300

SW Highway 60 Four-lane roadway from Monett to Republic $120 - $125 Four-lane roadway from Monett to the SW Highway 60/37 Arkansas state line $150 - $155 Four lane expressway for Rte. 52 from Rte. SW Highway 52 13 to Rte. 65 $165 - $205 Four-lane expressway from Route 13 in SW Highway 7 Clinton to Route 65 in Warsaw. $184 - $207 Four lane expressway on Rte. 54 from SW Highway 54 Kansas State line to Route 13 $240 - $290 Keep bridges (non-interstate, < 1,000 ft.) in SW Highway Various good condition $290 - $350 Keep Interstate pavements in good SW Highway Various condition $315 - $375 Freeway improvements on Kansas Expressway (Rte. 13) from I-44 to James SW Highway 13 River Freeway (Route 60) in Springfield. $360 - $538

SW Highway Various Keep minor roads in good condition $470 - $500 Freeway improvements on Kansas Expressway (Bus. 65/Loop 44) from I-44 to SW Highway Business 65/44 Route 65 in Springfield. $490 - $565 New freeway from Nevada to Springfield, Willow Springs, West Plains and Thayer to SW Highway 42 connect with Rte. 63 in Arkansas. $515 - $710 Freeway improvements on Chestnut Expressway (Bus. 65/Loop 44) from I-44 to SW Highway Business 65/44 Route 65 in Springfield. $585 - $675 Keep major roads (non-interstate) in good SW Highway Various condition $600 - $650 Conduct feasibility study for Amtrak service from St. Louis to Springfield to SW Rail Rail Kansas City $1 - $1.5 Create state rail asset management program to help fund industrial rail SW Rail Rail infrastructure $2 - $2.5 Railroad crossing grade separation on SW/Local Rail Chapell Chapell Drive and BNSF in Monett. $2 - $5

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OZARKS 'Deadliest highways' report includes Greene County Sara Karnes News-Leader Published 11:02 p.m. CT Feb. 4, 2019

A law firm has studied which roads are deadliest in Missouri and Kansas. Greene County is listed three times.

Wendt Law Firm posted the results of its two-year study in September 2018. The firm found 40 segments of state and federal highways where fatal crashes occur at a high rate. Of the 2,600 people killed in motor vehicle collisions across Missouri and Kansas, 10 of them died in Greene County.

The report broke down where those segments appeared: a 2.85-mile section of US Hwy 160 was responsible for three collisions and three fatalities, a 3.14-mile section of State Hwy 13 had three collisions and three fatalities, and a 4.35-mile section of US Hwy 60 had four collisions and four fatalities.

Here's a look at how the segments of highway breakdown:

The US Hwy 160 section ranges from about W Chestnut Expy to W Bennett St The State Hwy 13 section ranges from W Mt. Vernon St to W Battlefield Rd The Hwy 60 section ranges from about S Farm Rd 135 to S Fremont Ave

Sam Wendt said his firm handles personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Many of those cases stem from automobile accidents.

"(This study) was really done for educational purposes for our clients, potential clients and also for the public in general," Wendt said.

Wendt Law Firm paired with 1point21 Interactive to complete the study. Brian Beltz is the content director and research lead for the project for the marketing agency.

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"It’s a matter of people looking at their daily commute, roads they drive on often and seeing what’s happening around there," Beltz said. "See if they recognize, ‘Oh, I drive this stretch all the time. There’s something there that I always felt was a little dangerous. There was a problem with it.’"

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Beltz said they used data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

"We wanted to see if we could pinpoint some areas that were higher concentrations of collisions occurring," Beltz said. "They have a fatality analysis reporting system that keeps track of fatal crash data from multi-jurisdictions and they break it down by date."

The company was able to determine which sections of highway overlapped and fatal motor vehicle collisions occurred, Beltz said.

"It’s arranged by fatal crashes per mile, so the length of the stretch is taken into account," Beltz said. "So, if there’s three crashes on one of the stretches on our list, that has a much higher fatality per mile crash rate."

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Historically, the Missouri Department of Transportation officials have said the volume of traffic tends to correlate to the number of crashes.

In a previous News-Leader story, Chris Rutledge, assistant district engineer for MoDOT's Southeast District, said a high volume of traffic on one rural highway may explain the number of fatalities. A stretch of US Hwy 63 saw 16 fatalities over 10 years, but that appears to be about par for the course on high-volume roadways.

"It's probably the highest traveled two-lane route in south-central Missouri," Rutledge said of the US Hwy 63 stretch.

Likewise, the stretches highlighted in the law firm study are among the most trafficked around Springfield.

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Rutledge said MoDOT hasn't had the funds to do major corridor improvements for about a decade.

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"Unfortunately we have hundreds of people each year that die on our roadways," Rutledge said. "As a state, we have to decide how we are going to pursue that."

The number of traffic fatalities in Missouri went from 870 in 2015, to 947 in 2016 before dropping to 932 in 2017. So far in 2018, there have been just over 600.

To view the study from Wendt Law and 1Point21 Interactive, visit https://www.wendtlaw.com/2018/09/20/the-deadliest-highways-in-missouri-and- kansas.

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