The City of Cape maintains more than 230 miles of street and 22 miles of alleyways, which is roughly the same distance as a drive to St Louis and back. Some roadway in Cape Girardeau is privately owned or maintained by other agencies (such as Kingshighway). The average age of our streets is close to 35 years. About two-thirds of our streets are lighter-colored concrete and the remaining streets are darker asphalt. Street Maintenance efforts are coordinated by both our Public Works and Community Development Departments.
Current Active Projects
West End Boulevard from Rose to Bertling
Full reconstruction, New Curb and Gutter, Drainage Improvements, and Sidewalks, Streetlights
Construction could take up to a year through August 2023. Expanded stormwater and a replacement sewer system is included in the project. Read more at cityofcape.org/westend
Asphalt Repairs (TTF) 2022-2023
Annual allotment from the Transportation Trust Fund Sales Tax dedicated to high-priority asphalt repairs. Work began in October 2022 and will resume when weather allows in 2023, to be completed in June 2023. Some tasks may remain on completed street sections.
- Park St. (Cousin - Jefferson)
- Brenda St. (Scott's - Cul-De-Sac) - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- Henderson Ave. (Independence - William)
- Luce St. (Sunset - Keller)
- Middle St. (Pearl - Mill)
- Northview Dr. (Bloomfield - Timmar) -DONE
- Park Dr. (Fountain - Main)
- Spring St. (Themis - End of Right of Way)
- Jefferson St. (Ellis - Sprigg)
- Mill St. (Fountain - End of Asphalt)
- McDonald St. (Haddock - Dead End)
- Meadow Lark Ln. (Northview - Chesley) - DONE
- Timmar Ln. (Northview - Chesley) - DONE
- Timon Way (Vincent - Dumais) - DONE
- Jefferson St. (Pacific - Ellis, Jefferson St. (Middle to Asher)
- Garnet Ln. (North Lake - North Lake) - DONE
- Quince St. (Barberry - Edgewood) - DONE
- Quince St. (Edgewood - Dead End) - DONE
- Spring St. (Good Hope - Bloomfield) - DONE
2023 Accelerated Street Repair Projects funded by Capital Improvement Tax Renewal 2019
Portions of the following streets are included in the proposed work:
- Lacey Street from Broadway to the Top of Hill
- Lacey Street from Parking Lot to N. Sunset Boulevard
- Beavercreek Drive from N. Mount Auburn Road to 3011 Beavercreek Drive
- 3075 to 3107 Beavercreek Drive
- Beavercreek Drive at Arrowhead Court
- Beavercreek Drive Cul-de-Sac
- 204 to 290 Rockport Drive
- 1805 to 1841 Lakeshore Drive
- Lakeshore Drive at Bernice Street
- 2007 to 2034 Kenneth Drive
- S. Broadview Street from Tanner Drive to Golden Street
- Fitzgerald Drive from N. Main Street to Cape Meadows Circle
- 516 to 1721 Cape Meadows Circle
- Cape Meadows Circle from 524 Cape Meadows Drive to McKenna Drive
- Cape Meadows Circle at Fitzgerald Drive intersection
Coming Soon
Lexington Avenue (TTF6)
Construction 2023-2024 from Carolina Lane to Sherwood Drive, and West Cape Rock Drive to Sprigg Street.
Main Street
Full reconstruction, New Curb and Gutter, Sidewalks
Anticipated 2023-24
Independence Street from Gordonville/East Rodney to Clark
Traffic Study to Address Congestion, Implement Recommendations from Study
The acquisition is still underway. Appraisals taking longer than
expected for the acquisition of right of way. Anticipated 2023-24
Improvements to the Route 74 /Minnesota Ave Intersection
(TTF*, Cost-Share with MODOT)
Anticipated 2023
Maria Louis TAP Project – Sidewalks and Pedestrian Crossing (2023)
Anticipated 2023
Sprigg TTF6 – Shawnee to Southern Expressway
Construction 2024-2025.
Bertling TTF6 –Perryville to Big Bend
Construction 2024-2025.
Recently Complete
Concrete Repairs (TTF) 2022-2023
The annual concrete repairs from the Transportation Trust Fund Sales Tax
are complete for FY2022-2023 with some tasks remaining such as
backfilling, seeding and strawing, joint filling, and striping. Projects
included El Rio – Putter’s to Lakewood, Quail - Pheasant Cove to
Caribou, Pheasant Cove - Old Hopper to 3508 Pheasant Cove, Glenview -
Old Hopper to Cul-De-Sac, Siemers - 74 to Richmond, and Siemers -
Campster to Lambert. Developing the 2023-2024 repair list is
in-progress.
Sprigg Street from William to Broadway
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE 2022: Street Surface Replacement, Sidewalks, Right-Turn Lane at William/Sprigg
College Street
Complete!
Public Works
The Public Works Department has a small crew who typically work on street repairs and pothole patching when weather allows, as well as mowing and other tasks. Renewal of the Capital Improvement Sales Tax provided an additional half million annually for contracted concrete repairs.
Pothole Patching
Pothole patching is especially needed after a heavy winter. Water tunnels under streets through defects caused by traffic, then freezes and expands making the pavement also expand and weaken. When the ice melts, there is sometimes a void left under the street. As traffic travels over the weakened pavement, it breaks and forms potholes. Learn more at
cityofcape.org/publicworks
Community Development Department
Our Community Development Department manages the majority of street construction and repair which is funded through the
Transportation Trust Fund Program. The annual Concrete and Asphalt programs are funded through TTF and are usually completed by contractors in the warmer months.