As the South Loop Project progressed, the team held a fourth public meeting to present the results of the Environmental Assessment (EA). The project partners completed an environmental study that investigated and identified improvements to connect city districts and transportation networks. As part of the study, the EA under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), evaluated potential impacts the proposed transportation improvements could have on the project area’s natural and manmade environment in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

As part of the NEPA process, the EA was available for public comment for 30 days from January 23-February 23, 2025. During that time frame, the fourth, in-person open house public meeting was held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the Kirk Family YMCA. 

The open house public meeting featured six boards with information from the EA, and a hard copy of the EA was available for review. Project team members from HNTB were scattered around the room to interact with and answer questions from community members.

In case you missed it, the boards are available here.