Residents raise doubts over south arterial

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Officials cite two big reasons to build the arterial — to provide an additional bridge over the Missouri River, and to reduce congestion on well-traveled 10th Avenue South and Fox Farm Road.

By 2035, traffic on 10th Avenue South would be reduced 7 percent to 22 percent if the full South Arterial were built, and traffic on Fox Farm Road would be cut by 52 percent north of 45th Avenue Southwest, a draft report said.

Planners estimated the South Arterial from Interstate 15 to 13th Street South would carry 10,000 to 17,000 vehicles per day, justifying a four-lane road in that section. The road would shrink to two lanes from 13th to 57th streets, because less traffic would be expected on that section.

An anticipated speed limit on the road would be 60 miles per hour.