Voters will decide April 8, 2025 whether to extend the Transportation Trust Fund Sales Tax, a half-cent sales tax that has been renewed every five years since 1995 to improve the city's street network.
Proposed projects include:
- Mount Auburn Road
Hopper Road to Independence Street
$5,500,000 for new pavement, new curb and gutter, sidewalk repair
- Perryville Road
Cape Rock Drive to Perry Avenue
$3,500,000 fpr pavement repair, new sidewalk on eastside
- South Sprigg Street
William Street to Route 74
$4,500,000 for new pavement, new curb and gutter, sidewalk repair
- Annual General Maintenance Projects
High priority locations city-wide
Asphalt Overlay $600,000/year
Concrete Repair $1.45 million/year
Streetscape and Sidewalk - New
Connectivity and Repair $250,000/year
Total $2.3 million/year
For additional detail, review the citizen advisory committee's complete proposal.
Find more current, recent, and upcoming projects already funded and ongoing at cityofcape.org/streets.
Also Made Possible TTF
TTF is the primary source of revenue to support street repair projects. Current active projects:
Lexington Avenue
Carolina Lane to Sherwood Drive
West Cape Rock Drive to Big Bend Road
Concrete repair and asphalt overlay
Completion expected October 2025
Annual Maintenance
Cape Rock Drive (Kingshighway to Perryville)
Next, Perryville Road (Lexington to Sherwood)
Completion expected by August 2025
Rte. 74 & Minnesota Ave
MoDOT cost-share to connect Minnesota
Ave. to Rte. 74. Completion March 2025
South Sprigg Street
Shawnee to Southern Expressway
Overlay, curb & Gutter, Sidewalk -
Construction anticipated to begin by March
2025 Completion expected December 2025
ALSO COMING SOON:
North Sprigg St., Bertling St., and Main St.
Construction starting 2025