3/8 cent Transportation Sales Tax Voter Approved on April 2017
Thank YOU for supporting the 5-Year Plan for Transportation
When the citizens of Ozark voted to approve our first ever Transportation Sales Tax in April 2017, it was a clear message to city leaders that they wanted to see transportation improvements. Many local street and sidewalk improvements have already been completed, and throughout the next 5-years more will take place throughout our community. Significant progress has also been made on our large scale partnership projects with MODOT, Christian County, and Ozark Special Road District. These projects are progressing in a timely manner and are almost through the engineering, design, right of way acquisition and environmental study stages. More details on these large projects and all of the local projects can be found below in the "Project Update" section.
We are dedicated to fulfilling these commitments to improve our community, improve safety, and continue expanding our economic development opportunities.
Funding the 5 year plan
Please keep in mind that this is a 5-year plan so all projects you may want to see cannot be completed in a single year. As the City only receives sales tax funds from the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) on a monthly basis, and the fact that the state laws didn’t allow the DOR to begin collecting the new tax until October 1, 2017, the City has only received funds from this sales tax for the months indicated below.
If you have any questions about funding or the projects please feel free email Spayne@ozarkmissouri.com.
Project Name
Amount Spent
Cost Share Projects
Transfer to Riverside Bridge Project
$ 200,000
Transfer to MODot South Street Sidewalk
$172,211.76
Transfer to MODOT South/Selmore Intersection
$ 407,890.00
2017 Street Projects
Liberty Street
$230,780.00
Applecreek Subdivision
$ 563,089.00
11th Avenue & Hartley
$106,447.47
5th Avenue
$ 4,795.00
2017 Sidewalk & Trail Projects
Hartley & East Elementary
$ 120,826.77
McGuffey & North Elementary
$ 77,865.77
Finley River Park to Grubaugh Park
$ 132,931.10
Brick Street & Downtown
$ 61,295.00
2018 Street Projects
Waterford Subdivision
$662.814.38
Eunice Street
$ 186,278.01
2018 Sidewalk & Trail Projects
Downtown CBD improvements
$ 52,737.00
UPDATES ON MODOT INTERSECTIONS
Intersection improvement on Business 65 at South Street near Selmore Rd
TENTATIVE Schedule (schedule subject to change)
Consultant Selection – COMPLETED Nov 2016 Consultant Notice To Proceed (start design work)- COMPLETED Jan 2017 Preliminary Plans for BU 65- Complete (done by MODOT)COMPLETED R/W Plans for BU 65- Jan 2017 (done by MODOT)COMPLETED Jan 2017 Preliminary Plans for Intersection BU65/Rte 14/Selmore Rd- IN PROGRESS March 2017 R/W Plans for Intersection BU65/Rte 14/Selmore RdBEGINS May 1, 2017 Public Meeting for both projects COMPLETED Summer 2017 Construction Plans for both BU 65 and Intersection BU65/Rte 14/Selmore RdFeb, 2018 Plans/Spec/Estimate IN PROGRESSMarch 2018 Construction Contract Award January 2020 Construction Notice to ProceedFebruary 2020 Construction Complete (anticipate) Middle of 2021
Update (9/27/2019)
Contractor is currently getting the curb and gutter poured and working towards getting the intersection completed and opened by winter. The contractor has also installed the storm sewer pipes on the south side of BU65 and are about ½ done on the North side. The contractor is still tentatively planning for the project to be completed in April 2020.
Intersection Improvements on Route 14 and Intersection of Route 14/NN
TENTATIVE Schedule (schedule subject to change)
Consultant Selection COMPLETED Nov 2016 Consultant Notice to Proceed(start design work) COMPLETED Jan 2017 Preliminary Plans for Rte 14 and Rte 14/NN Intersection COMPLETED April 2017 R/W Plans COMPLETEDDecember 2018 Public Meeting for project COMPLETED October 2018 Construction Plans December 2019 Construction Contract Award April 2020 Construction Notice to Proceed June 2020 Anticipated Construction Completion Mid year 2022
The projects will be selected individually as "Alternatives A - D". The amount of paving alternatives to be completed will be based upon the remainder of the 2019 resurfacing budget.
Pedestrian Projects: Central Business District/Downtown
Making Ozark Better Every Day: The PW department manages multiple infrastructure projects each year. One of the ongoing priorities outlined in citizen surveys is to ensure that our Central Business District / Downtown is a safe, pedestrian friendly environment. Thanks to you, the voters, our 3/8 cent Transportation Sales Tax has allowed us to not only complete multiple roadway improvements, we have also been able to complete several pedestrian projects. This Plan identifies some of the more critical areas in the Central Business District that need to be improved over the next five years.
2019 Completed Projects
Paving Project: Bingham Heights Subdivision Construction began June 24, 2019
2018 Completed Projects
Completed in 2018: Eunice
Completed in 2018: Waterford Subdivision Phase 1
2017 Completed Projects
Completed in 2017: W. Liberty Avenue, North Ozark Industrial Park
Completed in 2017: Applecreek Subdivision
Completed in 2017: 11th Avenue and E. Hartley to 14th Avenue
Completed in 2017: W. Robertson and 3rd Street
Completed in 2017: Matthew Ct drainage and street improvements
Sidewalk, Greenway & Trail Updates
Currently in Progress: Finley River Trail Expansion Phase 1
October 2018-October 2020
Currently in Progress: Hwy 14 Sidewalk Connection:
Grant awarded Spring 2019
Currently in Progress: West Elementary Connection
Grant awarded Spring 2019
Currently in Progress: South Elementary Connection
Grant awarded Spring 2019
Currently in Progress: OTC Trail Connection
Grant awarded Spring 2019
Chadwick Flyer Greenway / Regional Trail: Trail connecting Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield Lake with the Finley River Trail / OC
