Route H Safety and Operational Improvements

in progress

Beginning next spring, crews will begin cutting or lowering the hill to improve sight distance at the intersection of Route H and Pink Hill/Renick Road. Safety is always one of MoDOT's first priorities and this project will directly address the safety of the more than 4,000 motorists who travel this stretch of roadway daily. By removing obstacles to sight distance, it allows drivers to calculate the safest time to enter or exit this intersection. Currently hills and other obstructions could block those sight lines. Some safety signaling was added at this location in 2013 to warn of approaching vehicles. This project would offer a more permanent solution. MoDOT has completed several projects throughout the Kansas City District of similar nature including at RT Z at Route TT in Lafayette County, south of Bates City in 2017. The Traffic and Safety Department identified this intersection as one that would benefit from improvements.