MoDOT to Discuss Plan to save $512 million

Missouri Department of Transportation will hold community briefings in Jefferson County and the  St. Louis area this week to explain a plan to reduce staff, facilities and equipment.

The actions will save $512 million that will be used for vital road and bridge projects, MoDOT said in a news release.

MoDOT Director Kevin Keith presented the plan, called a Bolder Five-Year Direction, to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The plan will  cut 1,200 employees, close 135 facilities—in Joplin, Macon and Willow Springs—and sell more than 740 pieces of equipment.

More than 80 briefings will occur across the state until June.  The MHTC is expected to take final action on the plan at its June 8 monthly meeting.

The St. Louis area briefings are as follows:

• Jefferson County—Thursday at 4 p.m., Jefferson County Community College, Student Center Viking Room, 1000 Viking Drive, Hillsboro, MO
• St. Louis County Monday, at 4 p.m., St. Louis County Library Headquarters, East Meeting Room, 1640 South Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO
• City of St. Louis Friday, at 9 a.m., St. Louis City Hall, Room 230/Leisure Room, 
St. Louis, MO

People unable to attend a community briefing may join the discussion through an online community briefing at http://www.modot.org on June 3.

The list of all community briefings can be found at http://www.modot.org/. 

Comments can be directed to the MHTC through the online meeting or by letter at P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO  65102. 

 All comments from the public received during this month-long process will be shared with MoDOT leadership and the MHTC prior to June 8.