South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

New: Open house planned for south county road project

St. Louis County will hold an open house this week to share information about its “South County Connector.”

The event is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, in the Affton White-Rodgers Community Center, 9801 MacKenzie Road.

In very general terms, the “South County Connector” is a proposed major new roadway linking South County to central St. Louis County, as well as to interstates 55, 44, 64/40 and I-170, according to a county news release. A specific route has not been selected, but the road would be built within an area bounded by Manchester Road to the north; Hanley and Laclede Station to the west; Murdoch and Watson to the south and River Des Peres and Big Bend to the east, the release stated.

The open house will discuss potential corridors through which the road could be built, time lines, cost and other pertinent information about the project. Residents are welcome to attend and ask questions at any time between 3 and 7 p.m. Displays, maps and other detailed information will be available for review and feedback. Public input will play an important role in the route St. Louis County ultimately selects, the release stated.

The Federal Highway Administration and Missouri’s Department of Transportation will also be participating in the open house.