The City of Sullivan is seeking consulting services for Land/Easement Acquisition services for parcels in the Runway Protection Zone around the Sullivan Regional Airport. The City is getting ready to acquire property and/or easements, surrounding the airport as part of its FAA-backed Airport Improvement Plan that makes funds available for…

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is proposing interchange improvements along US Route 61 at Routes K and V in Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri. There are 4 alternatives to this project, with Alternative 4 being preferred. This project includes a new double-traffic circle overpass located between the intersection of Highway…

The City of Kirkwood is proposing an extension of Grant’s Trail that will will be constructed in two phases. Phase 1 is a two-way side path trail from East Argonne Dr/South Taylor Avenue intersection to the East Monroe Avenue/South Fillmore Ave intersection and a Greenway trail from East Monroe Avenue/South…

The City of Lee’s Summit in Jackson County, Missouri, recently released its 2025-2029 improvement plan. This plan includes several road improvement projects. Some of these projects are still in design and some will require future Right of Way acquisition of property. Among the projects being proposed are: Dick Howser Drive…

Ameren is planning the Denny-Zachary-Thomas Hill-Maywood Project that will include the construction of over 200 miles of new 345 kV transmission lines with three transmission line segments. The first new line segment of the project will run approximately 100 miles from ATXI’s new Denny substation in DeKalb County to ATXI’s…

The Arnold Parkway is a $75 million project that will construct a nearly 2-mile road network from Richardson Road north through Arnold Crossroads to Highway 141. Arnold Parkway will start at Highway 141 near I-55 and connect to Michigan Avenue to the south. The road will run parallel to I-55…

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is proposing corridor improvements along Route 63 from Route 50 to County Road 611, south of Westphalia, in Osage County, Missouri. The improvements will include a bridge over the Maries River. Property owners along the project route can expect some impacts and/or the need…

The City of St. Charles is proposing improvements along Boone’s Lick road from Fifth Street to Fairgrounds to include road improvements, sidewalk replacement, and a round-about will be added at the intersection of Boone’s Lick Road and Fairgrounds. The City of St. Charles will be acquiring easements from some property…

The Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District (MSD) is proposing to construct nearly 2.5 miles of sanitary sewer from I-170 to Heatherwood Drive in Olivette. MSD will be acquiring easements from some property owners to build this project. Affected owners can expect to receive a written offer from MSD or one…

UPDATED: MARCH 17, 2025 O’Fallon City Council passed a bill to authorize the use of funding from St. Charles County to reimburse the City for a portion of the costs $6 million for the West Terra Lane project. The West Terra Project includes the design and construction of improvements to…

This is an UPDATE that supersedes our previous blog on this project from September 2023. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is proposing improvements to Route 60 in Seymour, Webster County Missouri. The project will include: New interchange at U.S. Route 60 and Webster County Route C/K to improve safety…

The City of O’Fallon, Missouri is planning to extend Lake St Louis Boulevard to connect Lake St. Louis Blvd. from Paul Renaud Blvd. south toward Hwy DD. There will be a 10 foot wide multi use path along the East side of the proposed roadway. The roadway will be two…

This is an *UPDATE* to a previous blog from 2015: This project involves extension of Lake St. Louis Boulevard from Laurel Willow Drive south to Route DD and Diehr Road. This project will meet with the City of O’Fallon’s project, known as Lake St Louis Boulevard Extension Phase 3, extending…

Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission and Ameren Missouri are planning a new transmission line through a portion of Marion County. The Maywood-Mississippi River Crossing (MMRX) Project includes the construction of approximately nine miles of 345-kV transmission line from ATXI’s existing Maywood substation near Palmyra,…

Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission and Ameren Missouri are planning a new transmission line that includes approximately 53 miles of new transmission lines across northern Missouri. It also includes building a new substation and upgrades to existing substations. This is part of the Northern…

Bistate is planning an expansion of Metrolink from south St. Louis to the city’s north side and the cost is estimated at about $1.1 billion. Under the current schedule, environmental assessment may be completed in 2025 and design work in late 2026. Construction could come from 2027 to 2030. The…

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has conducted the U.S. Route 61 Expressway Re-Evaluation Study and additional traffic and safety analysis to determine if there are feasible alternatives to move forward into further project development. A previous study was completed in 1996. Due to changes in development and traffic patterns…

The Washington City Council approved a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) agreement between the city and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for a project, which involves relocating Phoenix Center Drive to intersect with Rabbit Trail Drive, and a right turn lane will be added to Highway 100 for…

The Kansas City Royals plan to build a new stadium on Oak Street, in the Crossroads District, where several buildings will need to be torn down that are currently occupied by business owners. These business owners are not ready to give up their storefronts and are ready to fight! The…

Denlow & Henry is pleased to announce that our Associate Attorney, Bethany L. Meuret was accepted as an Affiliate Member of Owners’ Counsel of Americaat its Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 3, 2024. She has enthusiastically and energetically embraced Denlow & Henry’s mission to represent landowners facing…

Paul Henry to speak at the 2024 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference in New Orleans. This program has run for over 40 years brining leading land use and eminent domain lawyers together to examine current trends in the these important legal areas.

The City of Union is looking for more help from the Missouri Department of Transportation on dealing with Highway 47 project. The city of Union is currently working with Franklin County, and MoDOT’s planned improvements of a 12.7-mile stretch of Highway 47 from Washington, south through Union, to St. Clair….

The City of Wentzville is proposing Phase 3 of the new David Hoekel Parkway roadway corridor. This phase of the project is the northern most piece of the new roadway corridor and will provide for a connection beginning just west of the Route 61 Interchange at Peine Road and will…

On January 12, 2024, Paul Henry will speak on the topic “Constitutional Considerations: Market Value Multipliers For Just Compensation in Eminent Domain Litigation” at the Northwest Landowners Association Conference on Constitutional Rights in Bismarck, North Dakota.