The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is inviting the public to join the discussion on high-priority unfunded transportation needs at an upcoming meeting.

MoDOT, working with its regional planning partners, has outlined a draft High-Priority Unfunded Needs list, which identifies $1.3 billion in annual unfunded transportation needs for the system. The list was created to guide the development of needs into funded projects as state and federal transportation funds become available in future years.

The public is invited to review the list and provide feedback on the order of priorities and additional needs that could be funded in the future. A meeting to discuss the draft High-Priority Unfunded Needs list in Northeast Missouri was held Aug. 11 at the Northeast District Office of the Missouri Department of Transportation. The presentation materials and a comment form are also available online at: https://www.modot.org/high-priority-unfunded-needs-public-meetings.

MoDOT staff worked with regional planning partners throughout the state to develop a list of $4.7 billion of high priority unfunded road and bridge needs, divided into three tiers. Tier one includes $541 million of needs that could be accomplished in the time of the current five-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) as federal and state funding is available. These needs have more refined estimates. Tier two outlines $2.1 billion of needs and includes those beyond the current STIP timeframe with broader estimates.

Tier three includes $2.1 billion of needs, also beyond the current STIP timeframe with broader estimates. In addition, the list identifies $1 billion in multimodal needs. The draft document and comment forms will be available online through Thursday, Sept. 10, at www.modot.org/unfundedneeds.