Planned Transportation Spending
An examination of Missouri’s 2012-2016 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program* reveals that road maintenance/minor widening projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (28 percent). Bridge maintenance/replacement projects follow, 24 percent of the STIP. Transit projects account for 21 percent** of the planned spending. New road capacity projects account for 12 percent and safety projects make up 5 percent. Projects classified as “other,” which include freight, information technology and planning, make up 4 percent. Bridge capacity expansion projects account for 3 percent of the planned spending. Road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) make up 2 percent of the STIP, and bicycle/pedestrian projects 1 percent. share
Proposed Spending, FY 2012-2016*
Project Type | Cost (Millions) | |
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Total | $3,552.20 | |
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement | $837.43 | |
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening | $1,001.50 | |
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components | $88.22 | |
New Road Capacity | $420.40 | |
Transit** *** | $743.07 | |
Bicycle/Pedestrian | $32.68 | |
Safety | $167.73 | |
Bridge Capacity Expansion | $123.30 | |
Other | $137.87 |
* Transit portion is from 2011-2015.
**61 percent of the transit category is federal funds. Of the remaining 39 percent, more than half of these funds (61 percent) is devoted to track upgrades to improve Amtrak service.
*** Transit total does not include $900,000 in ferry boat operating assistance.
Percentage of STIP by project type
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bmr24
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rmmw28
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rbbp2
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nrc12
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tran21
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bp1
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sfty5
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bce3
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othr4