South Creek Greenway and Bridge Maintenance Contracts

At a glance

• What: CB 2026-222 (South Creek Greenway, Sunset to Glenstone, $254,055.60), CB 2026-223 (Martin Luther King Jr. bridge rehabilitation, $596,164.24) and CB 2026-224 (Grant Avenue viaduct rehabilitation, $965,913.28), plus CB 2026-221 (Fremont to Glenstone segment, $797,922.17 bid, later corrected to $601,994.54).
• Where it stands: CB 2026-222 to -224 passed 9-0 on October 12, 2026; CB 2026-221 was held over for a clerical error and amended on October 26.
• Next: Construction; the two bridges will not be closed at the same time.

Sources

• City Council video (October 12, 2026): https://cityview.springfieldmo.gov/city-council-meetings-1/season:3/videos/city-council-meeting-october-12-2026-1

Log

2026-10-12 - City Council

• Video: Public Works staff said the greenway projects drew six bidders, with federal carbon-reduction funds covering 80% and MoDOT covering 10% of the local match on its right of way. The bridge program is an 80/20 state cost share; KCI Construction was low bidder at $1,562,077.52 for the pair, with the city's 20% share of $312,415.50 from the eighth-cent transportation sales tax.