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Route 13 through Branson West is a well-developed corridor used by a steadily increasing number of permanent residents and Table Rock Lake area visitors.
To help move traffic more efficiently and still provide convenient access to local businesses, a new 2.7-mile long section of Route 13 has been built. Work began in June 2006. The old road is now a business route.
The new limited-access stretch of Route 13 runs west of the existing road between the intersection with Route 413 on the north and the area near the Maranatha Church on the south end of the city.
Left-turn lanes were built at the north and south ends of the new Route 13 segment and at a new intersection with Route 76 where Route 76 was extended west to meet the new highway.
Enough property was acquired and grading work done to widen the new Route 13 to four lanes in the future.
Estimated cost: $13.3 million.
Project Timeline:
- March 2000 – MoDOT meets with public to discuss options for easing traffic congestion on Route 13 at Branson West
- March 2001 – MoDOT holds public meeting to show plans to relocate 2.7 miles of the highway
- Spring 2003 – New section of Route 13 opens to traffic in the Reeds Spring area north of Branson West
- January 2005 – Property acquisition begins for new two-lane section of Route 13 on west side of Branson West
- Spring 2005 – Following voter approval of Amendment 3 in November 2004, project accelerated by three years to begin in 2006
- June 2006 – Construction of a new two-lane section of Route 13 scheduled to begin
- Spring 2008 – Project is scheduled for completion
For more information, contact our Springfield District Office at 417-895-7600 or
1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).
Last updated: May 2008.
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