St. Louis County wins TIP funding for three road-and-bridge projects with complete-streets elements

St. Louis County officials said the county won funding from the East‑West Gateway Transportation Improvement Program for three projects that include complete‑streets features.

Glenn Henninger, division manager for Project Development at St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works, told the Peer Advisory Committee the county submitted 11 applications and the competitive regional program awarded funds to three county projects. "All three do have complete streets components to them," Henninger said.

The awards include a replacement of a deteriorated bridge on Weidman Road, just south of Manchester, where load restrictions had been in place. Henninger said the replacement will restore the sidewalk on one side of the structure but will not add the county’s separately planned 10‑foot shared‑use path because the county opted to wait for a full road project to provide a continuous trail.

A McKnight Road project in central St. Louis County (north of I‑64, between Manchester and Litzinger) will address questionable sight‑distance conditions created by roadway curvature and roadside vegetation. The county plans to coordinate closely with Great Rivers Greenway and the Deer Creek Greenway extension to provide a safe crossing near Tillis Park, Henninger said.

The county also secured construction funds for a Lucas Hunt bridge in North County spanning a railroad. Only one of a twin‑bridge pair requires replacement; the county plans for the new span to include a shared‑use path and multimodal connections toward West Florissant.

Henninger emphasized that the TIP awards were competitive. "We submitted 11 applications... and we were only awarded three of those," he said, adding that the county will advance preliminary design and right‑of‑way work where possible.

Why it matters: the three projects are spread across West, Mid and North County and each contains elements intended to improve safety for people walking and biking as well as motorists. The work restores essential infrastructure in some spots and aims to better connect multimodal facilities where funding and right‑of‑way allow.

Next steps: county staff said design and right‑of‑way work will continue; where projects require additional funding or broader road reconstruction (such as adding continuous shared‑use paths), the county will seek additional grants or wait for full road projects to achieve those goals.