Planned Transportation Spending

Missouri

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.

Proposed Spending, FY 2012-2016*

Project Type Cost (Millions)
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

  • bmr
    24
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • rmmw
    28
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • rbbp
    2
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • nrc
    12
    New Road Capacity
  • tran
    21
    Transit
  • bp
    1
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • sfty
    5
    Safety
  • bce
    3
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • othr
    4
    Other
All percentages rounded