MoDOT Transportation Library: Economic Impact of Bypasses

Boonville, Route 40 and Interstate 70

• Boonville Economic Study, 1958-1963 (Missouri State Highway Department, Division of Highway Planning, 1965)

Bowling Green and Carthage

• Economic Impact of Highway Bypasses in Missouri (B&PA Research Center, College of Business & Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1995)

Collins, Route 13

• Location Study: Collins Route 13 (Centennial Engineering, Inc., 1993)

Route 63

• Freeburg, Vichy, Vienna, and Westphalia
  • Pre-construction Community and Business Impact Study: Hwy 63 Route Relocation Report (MoDOT & MERIC, 2007)
  • U.S. Route 63 Environmental Impact Study (MoDOT website)
  • U.S. Route 63 Highway Realignment (MoDOT website)
• Kirksville
  • Alternate Route 63: Kirksville: Economic Impact Analysis on Construction (MoDOT & MERIC, 2008)
• Macon
  • Feasibility Report of Route 63 Macon Bypass (Missouri State Highway Department, Division of Highway Planning, 1964)

• Rolla (also covers Route 66)

  • Economic Study: Route U.S. 66 By-pass: Rolla, Missouri (Missouri State Highway Department, Division of Highway Planning, 1957)
  • Rolla West Master Plan (HNTB, 2009). Discusses future US 63 route bypass (see page 32)
  • U.S. Route 63 Environmental Impact Study (MoDOT website)
• West Plains
  • Missouri State Freight Plan recommends a planning study for non-prioritized planning project, similar to Jackson

Hannibal

• Hannibal Expressway (MoDOT website)

Jackson, Route 61

• Missouri State Freight Plan recommends a planning study for non-prioritized planning project

Kennett

• By-passes for Small City and Town (Traffic Quarterly, April 1950)

Lebanon

• Economic Effects of an Interstate Highway Bypass: Lebanon, Missouri (Missouri State Highway Department, Division of Highway Planning, 1961)

Pineville, Route 71/Interstate 49

• Bella Vista Bypass (Missouri-Arkansas Corridor)
  • Highway 549: Benton County, AR page (includes Highway 71 Interchange and Highway 549 Benton County Road 34 to the Missouri state line)
  • Interstate 49: Origin, Planning, Construction (MoDOT, 2012)
  • Converting Route 71 to I-49 (MoDOT)
  • Arkansas & Missouri Celebrate the Completion of Interstate 49 Bella Vista Bypass (ARDOT, 9/28/2021)

Poplar Bluff, Route 67

• Economic Impact of Highway Bypasses in Missouri (B&PA Research Center, College of Business & Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1995)
• Post-construction Business Location Analysis: Hwy 67 Route Relocation Report (MoDOT & MERIC, 2007)

• Bypass: Highway 104, town: Antigonish (population 4,750)
• Examines US and Canadian studies which focus on communities with sizes ranging from 2,500 to 7,500

Original source: Economic Impact of Highway Bypasses in Missouri (University of Missouri-Columbia, 1995)

See related MoDOT reports concerning two- versus four-lane corridors:

• Review of Economic Development Impacts of Transportation Improvements: Two and Four Lane Corridors (2002)
• Benefits of Highway Improvements on Rural Communities in Missouri: 2007 Update (2007)