North Point Prairie Road Study
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This study will investigate and develop a potential transportation improvement plan for North Point Prairie Road from North Service Road to Highway 61. This high-level transportation analysis will review development to date, future projections, and the impact of a completed David Hoekel Parkway as part of the study, which will lead to the development of conceptual plans that will help guide future improvements along North Point Prairie Road.
Project Schedule
The concept study for North Point Prairie Road began in late 2024 and will end in early 2026. The study will result in a recommendation to the Board of Aldermen that includes the scope and cost of the first phase of improvements to North Point Prairie Road, and the study will be used to support the City’s applications for federal and county funds to support this project.
The Phase 1 project is identified in the City’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan. Construction of the Phase 1 improvements is anticipated in 2030.
The City hosted a public open house on Monday, October 20, to discuss the various issues facing North Point Prairie Road and some ideas for how to make improvements. The plans and graphics Presentations at the meeting are included in the links below.
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Background Information
The open house included graphics that introduced the study and provided information about traffic volume, crash history, and the anticipated timeline for the start of improvements along North Point Prairie Road. Click Here
Overall Approach to North Point Prairie Improvements
The demands that a growing community are placing on North Point Prairie Road are outgrowing what North Point Prairie can safely provide. As the City envisions safety improvements (like adding shoulders and improving visibility), this study will help to explore the scope, benefit, and cost of adding other improvements, such as sidewalks or a shared-use path. Two general approaches were reviewed through this study
Alternate Number One
A more suburban approach – Reconstruct North Point Prairie Road according
to the City’s standards for a collector roadway, which would include a center turn lane and sidewalks on both sides of the street. A close comparison would be the section of Peine Road between West Meyer Road and Splash Station. See plans here.
Alternate Number Two
Preserving some of the “country feel” – Widen North Point Prairie Road to
include shoulders, improve the edge drop off, and provide a 10-foot-wide, shared-use path on the east side of the street. See plans here.
Intersection Improvement Concepts
The study reviewed ideas to improve two key intersections along North Point Prairie Road: Bear Creek Drive and the North Point Middle School entrance.
Bear Creek Drive
With the connection of David Hoekel Parkway to Bear Creek Drive, more east-west traffic is expected at the intersection of North Point Prairie Road at Bear Creek Drive. Concepts were drawn up for a standard four-way stop intersection and a small roundabout to illustrate how these approaches would work. Bear Creek intersection concepts.
North Point School Campus
This study suggests that a signal at the North Point Middle School entrance (and possibly one at the high school entrance) would be feasible and may be necessary as the land to the west of North Point Prairie Road develops in the future. Link to school entrance concepts.
Sight Distance Improvements
There are several areas along North Point Prairie Road where the hills and valleys limit how far drivers can see, which can pose a safety risk. This study identified three locations where North Point Prairie would need to be reconstructed to smooth out the hills to allow drivers to see far enough to make safer decisions about stopping and turning. Link to profile improvement plans.
- North Point Prairie at Pasture View Court
- North Point Prairie at Copper Falls
- North Point Prairie at Copper Falls
For questions, please contact Matt Wohlberg, Director of Engineering, at Matt.Wohlberg@wentzvillemo.gov.