$5.4 million plan to improve Airport Road

The Transportation and Public Works Department announced that funding had been secured to make major improvements along Airport Road in north St. Louis County. This project will remove and replace 1.7 miles of Airport Road from I-170 east to N. Florissant Road through Berkeley and Ferguson. About 22,000 vehicles travel that section daily.

“Airport Road is in need of care,” County Executive Dr. Sam Page said. “St. Louis County’s Department of Transportation currently rates this section of Airport Road a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 denoting pavement that’s in pristine condition. That’s why we are happy to announce that we have in hand the funds for the $5.4 million road improvement project.”

$2.1 million of the project’s funding comes from the Surface Transportation Program funds administered by the East West Gateway Council of Governments. St. Louis County will fund the remaining cost of the project.

“This has been a long time coming,” Representative Raychel Proudie said. “I actually grew up on a street off of Airport Road. This isn’t just helpful to the citizens of Berkeley. It’s good for Kinloch and Ferguson and for the individuals who work at Boeing and Express Scripts. I could not be more thrilled, and I thank the Page Administration for prioritizing Airport Road.”

Airport Road will be reduced from five to three driving lanes –one in each direction and a shared, center turn lane from Hanley Road to west of N. Florissant Road. A bike lane will also be built on each side of Airport Road. Other improvements will include sidewalk and curb repairs, traffic signal upgrades, Accessible Pedestrian Signal upgrades, and construction of approximately 60 ADAaccessible ramps. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2023.