2003: MoDOT wanted to give 1/4 of state roads back to cities/counties. Would this fly in 2015? | SEMissourian

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2003 FLashback: Missouri transportation officials will begin pursuing the possibility of transferring ownership of one-fourth of the road miles in the state highway system to cities and counties.

With 32,400 miles, Missouri's state highway system is larger than those in any of its neighboring states and among the biggest in the nation. However, more than 24,000 miles of the Missouri system consists of the "farm to market" type supplemental roads that in most states are the responsibility of local authorities.

Kevin Keith, the Missouri Department of Transportation's chief engineer, said many of those roads aren't a good fit within the state system.

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2003: MoDOT wanted to give 1/4 of state roads back to cities/counties. Would this fly in 2015? | SEMissourian

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Facing another similar crisis in 2015, is it time to re-examine this plan? Would local control over local roads result in better planning, maintenance, and use of local roads? Better local decision-making?