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Kansas City Metro (Missouri)

Multiple Counties in Kansas and Missouri: Grain Belt Express Clean Line

Grain Belt Express Clean Line has finalized its proposed route for its electric transmission line.  In Missouri, the route is proposed to go through Buchanan County, Clinton County, Caldwell County, Carroll County, Chariton County, Randolph County, Monroe County and Ralls County.  The proposed direct current transmission lines beginning in Spearville,…

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Kansas City Metro (Kansas)

Lee’s Summit to widen Jefferson Street

The City of Lee’s Summit is completing design for the widening of Jefferson Street from Oldham Pkwy to Persels Road.  Other improvements will include a traffic signal at the Jefferson/Persels intersection, street lighting, sidewalk, shared-use path, water line, & sewer line replacement.  Once design is complete, the City will begin…

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Lee’s Summit Chipman Road Project on Hold

The old railroad corridor was acquired from the Union Pacific Railroad. Before the City’s design can be completed, the exact uses of the corridor (whether a bikepath or perhaps light rail) needs to be determined. Jackson County is meeting with all relevant agencies in order to develop the requirements. The…

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Multiple Counties in Kansas and Missouri: Grain Belt Express Clean Line

Grain Belt Express Clean Line has finalized its proposed route for its electric transmission line.  In Missouri, the route is proposed to go through Buchanan County, Clinton County, Caldwell County, Carroll County, Chariton County, Randolph County, Monroe County and Ralls County.  The proposed direct current transmission lines beginning in Spearville,…

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St Louis metro (Missouri)

Grant's Trail Expansion Kirkwood, MO

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…

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Road Improvement Projects in Lee's Summit, Missouri

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…

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St Louis metro (Illinois)

Foristell Road Project Moves Forward

St. Charles County moves forward with its project to realign and reconstruct Foristell Road that will include Route Z from Fiddlecreek Ridge Road to approximately 350 feet south of Foristell Road and along Foristell Road from Route Z to approximately 450 feet to the west.

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ATXI/Ameren Spoon River Transmission Line approved by Illinois x County and Peoria County – Ameren Illinois – (Galesburg to Peoria)

The Illinois Commerce Commissioner approved the final route of the Ameren/ATXISpoon River Transmission Line Project known as “Spoon River.”  The new 345,000 kilo vole (345 kv) will be construct by Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) through Knox County and Peoria County in Illinois, connecting the Sandburg substation in Galesburg,…

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High Speed Rail – St. Louis to Chicago

90 miles of rail lines between Alton and Lincoln in Illinois are being upgraded as the initial step of high speed rail between St. Louis and Chicago. Second phase will be from Alton to Springfield and a third stage from Springfield to Lincoln.  

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Springfield and Branson News

Eminent Domain May be Used for Branson Gondola Project

Proposed Route of Branson Gondola Project A proposal by a private company, American Gondola, to build and operate an eight mile long gondola stretching from Silver Dollar City to Branson Landing may require the use of eminent domain for purposes of obtaining easements from property owners. American Gondola is currently…

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Missouri: Other Areas

Ameren Denny-Zachary-Thomas Hill-Maywood Transmission Line Project

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…

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