JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation released a list of draft projects on Friday for Amendment 7. If the constitutional amendment were to meet the voters’ approval on August 5, sales tax would raise ¾ of a cent for a period of 10 years. There are over 800 projects listed and categorized by region.
If Amendment 7 were to pass, it is estimated that $5.4 billion in funding would be provided to projects from 2015-2025, including the widening of I-70 to 3 lanes. Other projects on the draft list include the revamping of several vital interstate interchanges, including adding lanes to Rte 50/Rte 63 and adding a bridge at Madison Street over the mentioned highway – both of which are used by many legislators when in the capital city.
MoDOT invites public input and comment on the prospective list of projects. Public meetings have been held already in Kirksville, Cape Girardeau, and Hannibal. Further meetings this week (listed below) will be held throughout the state. Feedback may also be left at www.modot.org/movingforward/.
Monday:
Gamber Center
4 SE Independence Avenue
Lee’s Summit, MO
Monday, June 16, 4-7 pm
ARC Center
1701 W. Ash Street
Columbia, MO
Monday, June 16, 4-7 pm
Mid-County Library Branch
7821 Maryland Ave.
St. Louis, MO
Monday, June 16, 2-5 pm
Arnold Recreation Center
1695 Missouri State Road
Arnold, MO
Monday, June 16, 4-7 pm
Branson City Hall
110 W. Maddux St.
Branson, MO
Monday, June 16, 4-7 pm
Civic Center (Walnut Room)
110 St. Louis Street
West Plains, MO
Monday, June 16, 4-7 pm
Tuesday:
Maryville Parks & Recreation
Community Center
1407 N. Country Club Rd. Ste. 200
Maryville, MO
Tuesday, June 17, 4-7 pm
Union Station – Grand Hall East
30 W. Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, MO
Tuesday, June 17, 4-6 pm
Heritage Hall
117 W. Kansas St.
Liberty, MO
Tuesday, June 17, 2-5 p.m.
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Millennium Student Center
1 University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, June 17, 4-7 pm
Joplin Chamber of Commerce
320 E. 4th St.
Joplin, MO
Tuesday, June 17, 4-7 pm
Chamber of Commerce
111 W. Pine Street
Poplar Bluff, MO
Tuesday, June 17, 4-7 pm
Wednesday:
Green Acres Ballroom
3500 N. Village Dr.
St. Joseph, MO
Wednesday, June 18, 4-7 pm
Vesper Hall
400 NW Vesper St.
Blue Springs, MO
Wednesday, June 18, 4-7 pm
St. Louis Public Library
1301 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, June 18, 4-7 pm
Chamber of Commerce
202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway
Springfield, MO
Wednesday, June 18, 4:30-7 pm
Thursday:
Truman State University
Student Union Building
100 East Normal
Kirksville, MO
Thursday, June 12, 4-7 pm
Truman Memorial Building
416 W. Maple Ave.
Independence, MO
Thursday, June 19, 4-7 pm
Missouri Chamber of Commerce
428 E. Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO
Thursday, June 19, 4-7 pm
St. Charles Community College
College Center Rotunda
Cottleville, MO
Thursday, June 19, 4-7 pm
Farmington Regional Chamber
302 N. Washington
Farmington, MO
Thursday, June 19, 4-7 pm
Monday
Miner Convention Center
2610 East Malone
Miner, MO 63801
Monday June 23, 4-7 pm
Rachael Herndon was the editor at The Missouri Times and also produced This Week in Missouri Politics, published Missouri Times Magazine, and co-hosted the #MoLeg podcast. She joined The Missouri Times in 2014, returning to political reporting after working as a campaign and legislative staffer.
Rachael studied at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She lives in Jefferson City with her husband, Brandon, and their two children.
