Engineering Project Update

Project description: 

The project involves Wilmer Road between Interstate Drive and the Peruque Creek Bridge.  This section of Wilmer Road is a country road that now serves as a collector roadway based upon recent residential development.  As such, these project limits require updating to serve the current and anticipated use of Wilmer Road.

The current typical section of Wilmer Road between Interstate Drive and the Peruque Creek Bridge is a bidirectional, two-lane roadway with 11-foot-wide lanes and no shoulders.  The drainage for Wilmer Road uses roadside swales that leave little separation between the travel lane and the downward slope into the swale.  In addition, the southern portion of the Wilmer Road project limits pass through the lowlands along Peruque Creek, where the headwalls of two culverts are situated immediately adjacent to the edge of the driving lane.

The existing vertical curvature of Wilmer Road presents sight distance concerns for two of the residential subdivisions near the north end of the project limits. 

The proposed Wilmer Road Improvement Project aims to make Wilmer Road a safer road for motorists and to provide space for cyclists to safely use the Wilmer Road corridor.  Specifically, the primary aspects of the Wilmer Road Improvement Project include:

1.     Establishment of a 32-foot-wide pavement typical section to include:

·        Two 11-foot-wide lanes

·        Five-foot-wide shoulders on both sides of Wilmer Road

2.     Vertical curve adjustments to improve sight distance, particularly between Wolf Run Lane and Wilmer Valley Drive

3.     Pavement repairs and resurfacing

4.     Re-establishment of roadside drainage swales

5.     Culvert extension and/or replacement to accommodate the wider pavement cross-section

6.     Implementation of signage and/or guardrail, as appropriate, to improve roadside safety

7.     Study of the impacts of the Wilmer Road widening on the Peruque Creek regulatory flood plain and floodway.

December 2023 – City selected design firm.

December 2024 – Received Preliminary Plans.

February 2025– City applied for MoDOT funding for the project. 

Summer 2025 – The City was notified that we were unsuccessful in obtaining MoDOT funding for the project.  

For questions, please contact Tony Gambaro, Assistant Director of Engineering at (636)639-2053 or email Tony.Gambaro@wentzvillemo.gov

David Hoekel Parkway Phase 2D will be a north-south roadway of approximately 5,500 linear feet along an existing 100-foot wide City of Wentzville right-of-way corridor. Once completed, this roadway will help alleviate congestion and convey motorists to and from Interstate 70 to West Meyer Road. This project will complete the final segment of David Hoekel Parkway Phase 2.

Drone Tour
Watch this video to see a complete, updated tour of the route.https://youtu.be/vu4-f5iHhZc

Phase 2D of David Hoekel Parkway (DHP) includes roadway improvements along the planned DHP corridor between Goodfellow Road and West Meyer Road. This phase of the project will build upon previous phases of DHP by connecting West Meyer Road to the I-70 interchange at DHP and to the south side of the interstate. The proposed project will construct two lanes of DHP on the eastern side of the corridor, one northbound lane and one southbound lane. The ultimate DHP build-out will consist of a four-lane divided roadway. The timeline for the final corridor buildout is currently undetermined and will be based on future traffic demands. The current phase of this project also includes a sidewalk, which will connect pedestrians to the trail that was recently constructed with the West Meyer Road improvements and to the sidewalk being constructed with the David Hoekel Parkway bridge over I-70.

Timeline of the David Hoekel Parkway
When available, please see the underlined dates for additional project details.

August 2025– Project is completed. 

November 2024 – DHP opened to traffic. Working on final punchlist items and closeout of project. 

August 2024:  Construction is ongoing. Pavement is being installed from Bear Creek Drive to West Pearce Blvd. Crews are working on installing street lighting from West Meyer Road to Bear Creek. 

Tentative Completion Late 2024.

2023:
Grading and Construction of Drainage Facilities

2022:
Easement & Right of Way Acquisition

2020-2021:
The City entered into a funding agreement with St. Charles County for the final design and construction of Phase 2D of David Hoekel Parkway. The City retained the services of a design firm to prepare plans and specifications for this project. The noise study has been re-evaluated with the preparation of plans for construction.

2018:
The City retained the services of a design firm to evaluate this David Hoekel Parkway Phase 2D corridor and provide the City with conceptual plans, cost estimates, traffic circulation reports and a sound wall analysis. During this Phase 2D corridor evaluation, the City evaluated whether the previously recommended four-lane median-divided configuration identified within the David Hoekel Parkway Environmental Assessment that was completed in November of 2014 was still valid for initial construction or if a reduced two-lane cross-section might instead be adequate to serve the anticipated future traffic volumes. The report confirmed that David Hoekel Parkway Phase 2D’s ultimate cross-section shall provide a four-lane median divided cross-section as previously recommended by the David Hoekel Parkway Environmental Assessment but current and near-future traffic volumes only require a two-lane cross-section to be built at this time. As a continuation of the current David Hoekel Parkway Phase 2C project (Interstate 70 north to Goodfellow Road), the traffic circulation report also confirmed that building the eastern half of the ultimate roadway cross-section (the northbound lanes) with northbound and southbound left-turn lanes at both Bear Creek Drive and Kruger Park Court intersections was recommended until traffic volumes require the additional two lanes (the southbound lanes) to be constructed.

2014:
The U.S. Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration) approved the City’s proposal to design and construct a new interchange along the I-70 corridor as part of the David Hoekel Parkway designated as Phase 2A, B, & C. The interchange project is expected to be completed Summer of 2021. Phase 2A, B, & C included the interchange at Interstate 70 and a realigned North Outer Road as well as the intersection of David Hoekel Parkway and Goodfellow Road/North Outer Road. The David Hoekel Parkway Phase 2D project will begin at this intersection and proceed north to tie in with West Meyer Road.

2009-2014:
The City submitted a draft Environmental Assessment to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This document considered and evaluated project alternates and environmental consequences for impacts to land use, water quality, cultural resources, threatened and endangered species, air quality, noise and construction impacts among other factors. The FHWA issued approval of the Environmental Assessment and issued a Finding of No Significant Impact.

2003:
The Corridor Preservation Study allowed the City to coordinate with proposed and planned development to preserve the Right of Way.

2001:
The City studied a corridor (several alignments) and involved the public for comment which identified this corridor called the “I-70/US 61 Beltway Corridor Preservation Study.”

1999:
The City first adopted a Comprehensive Plan identifying the need for a new roadway

For questions, please contact Tony Gambaro, Assistant Director of Engineering at (636) 639-2053 by email at Tony.Gambaro@wentzvillemo.gov.