Summary of Ward Road & Persels Road Intersection Improvements

Lees Summit

Project Number:	1438
Organization:	Lees Summit
Project Name:	Ward Road & Persels Road Intersection Improvements
City(ies), County(ies), State:	Lees Summit, Jackson County, Missouri
Routes, interchanges and/or intersections:	Intersection of Ward Road and Persels Road
Primary Project Mode:	Highway/roadway
Supplementary Project Mode(s):	* Active Transportation ) The project will connect to a Sustainable Places Corridor, Bikeway Plan, Greenway Plan, and improve traffic operations, safety and access for all users through revised roadway alignments, traffic signal consolidation, pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements, and the addition of turn lanes.
Project Purpose:	* System expansion (added capacity) * System operations and management )
Project Description:	Widen Ward Road for left-turn lanes and re-align the north Persels intersection to match the south Persels intersection (an existing offset intersection controlled by two traffic signals in close proximity), consolidate traffic signals and improve pedestrian and bicycle access. The crossing of Ward Road is a walking route to elementary and middle schools and the Rock Island Corridor Trail crosses this intersection as well. Motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, freight and transit riders will benefit from these improvements.
Scope:	The project includes intersection improvements, permanent traffic signal to replace two span wire traffic signals, bike/ped facilities, roadway realignment and turn lanes that extend from the intersection several hundred feet in each direction of travel.
Funding Source:	Mo Local
Total Budget in 2019 Dollars:	$2,500,000
Total Budget in Year of Expenditure dollars (YOE):	$3,150,000
Decade:	2020
Application Score:	86
Constrained / Illustrative:	Constrained
Priority:	Rehab
Adds Capacity:	No

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