ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — Two road projects in St. Charles County are underway by the highway department to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and improve safety at two high-volume intersections with more road work planned soon.

In the St. Peters area, a $1.6 million contract was awarded to widen the intersection of Central School Road and St. Peters Howell Road in all directions. Each road will gain an additional turn lane and there will be a driver/merge lane on both sides of the intersection, according to a press release.

Construction is expected to be completed by June.

South of Interstate 70 in the Wentzville area, a $5.8 million contract was awarded for the intersection of Route Z and Route N to be relocated to the east to better align the intersection, according to the press release.

The new intersection will be expanded in all directions with a new traffic light. Construction is scheduled to be completed by late 2023 or early 2024.

“Both road improvement projects are funded by the voter-approved St. Charles County half-cent Transportation Sales Tax, along with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding,” the press release states.

Four road improvements in unincorporated St. Charles County are slated to start between the fall of 2023 and the summer of 2024, according to the press release.

Below are the projects as stated in the press release:

·   West Meyer Road – Repaving and adding shoulders to West Meyer Road, from Route W in Foristell to the McCoy Creek Bridge east of Duenke Road.

·   Josephville Road – Repaving and widening the shoulders of Josephville Road from Highway P south to Kersting Road.

·   Interstate Drive – Reconstruction of Interstate Drive from Quail Ridge Park east to Prospect Road/Duello Road. This project includes widening the existing roadway, additional infrastructure improvements, installation of a multi-use path for pedestrians and bikes, and construction of a roundabout intersection where Interstate Drive, Prospect Road and Duello Road meet.

·   Duello Road – Road widening, infrastructure improvements, additional turn lanes, and construction of a multi-use path along Duello Road, from Route N to north of Orf Road.

Crews plan to perform several asphalt overlays this year for Bunker Hill, Booneslick Gardens, St. Anthony Hill, Whispering Hills, Bluffs, Lexington Square, Heritage, North Willow Wood Estates, Powell Park and Forest Gardens, Fairway Estates, Brocknor Estates, Pitman Hill Road, McClay Road, and various rural roads.

Many concrete slab replacements also are planned for this year for Stonebridge Manor, Crystal Springs Wood, Ivy Meadows, Wood Crest, Manors at Glen Brook, Twin Fawn Estates, Dove Meadows, Countryside, Eagles Ridge  , Harvest Valley, Merriweather Park, Addyston Place, Bluff Meadows, Charles Village, Saddlebrook, and Whitehirst Manor.

For more information about the road projects, click here.