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). Street maintenance efforts are coordinated by both our Public Works and Community Development departments using funding from the General Fund, Capital Improvement Sales Tax, other sources when available, but mostly the Transportation Trust Fund sales tax.
The following is a list of our projects that are in progress, coming soon, or recently complete.
In Progress
All construction schedules are subject to change due to weather, staffing, material availability, and other factors. Always be intensely cautious when driving near workers and construction zones.
🔶 Lexington Avenue (TTF6)
Construction began March 2024 and will take 18 months to renovate Carolina Lane to Sherwood Drive, and West Cape
Rock Drive to Big Bend Road. Substantial completion of the total project is anticipated in November 2025. As of 10/30/25, westbound Lexington Avenue is CLOSED between Carolina Lane and Perryville Road.
🔶 S. Sprigg Street – Shawnee to Southern Expressway
Construction began March 2025, with work expected to continue in 2026. Truck and other commuter traffic will be detoured via Kingshighway. Only local traffic will be permitted within the project boundaries for residents and businesses. Total closures will intermittently occur with detours posted. The project includes new roadway, sidewalks, and replacing a 100-year-old water main. As of 10/30/25, all traffic is anticipated to close soon from Linden south including the intersection with Southern Expressway and Giboney.
🔶 Various Repairs - Annual Funding from Transportation Trust Fund tax
Concrete to be finished by Dec. 31, 2025
- Themis Street (Silver Springs Rd. to Mt Auburn Rd.)
- Minnesota (Southern Expressway to Rust Ave)
Asphalt 2025
- Bloomfield, GoodHope and Spring
- Sheridan – From Bloomfield to GoodHope
- Spring – GoodHope to Bloomfield
Various Repairs - Annual Funding from Capital Improvement Sales Tax
The improvements consist of removing and replacing some concrete panels, removal and replacement of portions of street, curb, and gutter, adjustments to existing manholes, inlets, and utility castings. All complete with only Bloomfield and Greenbrier remaining as of 7/21/25.*
- 741 Forest Avenue
- 2050 to 2061 Corporate Circle, 823 to 2365 Rust Avenue
- 100 block of S. Farrar Drive
- 2810 to 2846 Whitener Street
- Whitener Street and N. Silver Springs Road intersection
- 2311 to 2331 Bloomfield Road*
- 1439 to 1491 S. Minnesota Avenue
- 1600 – 1700 Greenbrier Dr.*
🔶 Everyday, short-term rapid repairs, such as a pothole fill, are not listed in addition to periodic concrete repairs by staff (General Fund supported).