Mexico Road Widening Project Open House
February 3, 2009
Wentzville
The City of Wentzville will host an open house Tues., Feb. 3, to discuss the Mexico Road widening project. The open house will be at the Wentzville Law Enforcement Center at 1019 Schroeder Creek Boulevard in Wentzville from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. City of Wentzville personnel as well as representatives from the consulting firm, Howard R. Green Company, will be on hand to answer questions.
The project is intended to increase sight distance for motorists as well as increase safety for both motorists and pedestrians.
According to Scott Hitchcock, Wentzville City Engineer, the preliminary cost estimate for this project is $4.3 million. Since the design has not been completed, Hitchcock stressed that this is an approximate cost.
The project, which could begin as early as 2010 and is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2011, includes the following:
- Widening the existing two lanes of Mexico Road to three lanes.
- Alignment will be mainly centered around the existing centerline of Mexico Road.
- Improvements will meet current city standards.
- The length of the project will include two driving lanes and a center turn lane.
- Pavement width will be 39-feet wide.
- Existing ditches will be filled in.
- Storm water will be collected in curbs alongside the roadway and taken into enclosed inlets and offsite using underground pipes.
- Six-foot wide sidewalks on both sides of the road will be separated from the roadway by an 8.5 foot wide grassy area.
- Painted crosswalks are included in the project.
You may comment on this project even if you are unable to attend the meeting. Just use the comment form from the city’s website. Comments forms are to be turned in by Feb. 3, to Scott Hitchcock at 200 E. Fourth Street in Wentzville.
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