Work to provide traffic relief along Route 13 in Stone County is progressing steadily southward. A new segment of Route 13 was completed in spring 2008 to relocate the highway west of Branson West to provide easier travel on the new roadway and on what is now Business Route 13 through town. This work follows completion of a similar Route 13 project at Reeds Spring.

The next step is to improve traffic flow along 5.5 miles of Route 13 between Branson West and Kimberling City.

Adding through lanes, turn lanes and shoulders and straightening curves on the entire road would cost more than $40 million for this stretch of Route 13. Funding that can be acquired for this project is more in the range of $20 million. As a result, designers are working on a plan to add lanes where needed the most and straighten only the sections of roadway with the most curves.

Timeline

June 2005 – Public meeting to gather input before laying out options

October 2006 – Public meeting showing multiple options, each costing more than $40 million.

2007 – Enough money available to add center turn lane

2008 – Additional funding acquired that will be available in 2011

Spring 2009 – Public meeting to show preliminary plans for improvements

2010 – Begin land acquisition

2011 – Construction scheduled to begin; will take one to two years to complete

For more information, contact our Springfield District Office at 417-895-7600 or 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).

Last updated: July 2008.