Legislative Priorities
Top 5 Transportation Investment Projects
Investment in the I-44 Corridor to include:
- Six Lanes from US 65 to Highway 160
- Concrete Rebuild of Existing Lanes
- Improvements across Missouri
Highway 13/I-44 Interchange Phase II Westbound Ramp Improvements
Safety Operational and Pedestrian Connectivity on Kansas Expressway and Glenstone Avenue
US 65/Kearney Interchange Expansion and Bridge Replacement
US 60 Intersection Improvements in Republic
2024 Federal Legislative Priorities
OTO supports investment in the I-44 corridor to improve freight movement, enhance safety, and improve congestion.
OTO supports additional transportation infrastructure funding to support the OTO priorities which include safety and congestion relieving projects, as well as bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure to support the continued development of a healthy region.
OTO supports the streamlining of environmental review processes including one federal decision and reductions in authorization decision timelines to extend to Environmental Assessments as well Environment Impact Statements.
OTO supports direct funding allocations to metropolitan planning organizations, regional, and local governments with less federal oversight and streamlined regulations.
OTO supports discretionary funding being distributed through an equitable formula to metropolitan areas.
OTO supports clarifying federal regulations to ensure funds suballocated to MPOs are available for obligation for four federal fiscal years as outlined in 23 USC 118.b.
OTO supports the reduction in match requirements to 10 percent for all federal funds.
2024 State Legislative Priorities
Funding
OTO supports investment in the I-44 corridor to improve freight movement, enhance safety, and improve congestion.
OTO supports additional partnership opportunities between MoDOT, local governments, and the private sector.
OTO supports funding for multimodal transportation to include rail, aviation, transit, sidewalk, and trail funding.
OTO supports additional MoDOT staffing to deliver federal aid projects resulting from increased federal and state investment.
OTO Priorities for MoDOT
OTO supports project tracking of federally funded local public agency projects administered by MoDOT to provide a transparent process and aid in the expediting and expenditure of federal funds.
OTO supports allocation of state funds to match federal funds for planning, vehicle purchases, and projects on state owned facilities.
OTO supports Missouri continuing to make federal urban area suballocated funding available for obligation for four federal fiscal years as outlined in federal law 23 USC 118.b.