Joplin’s 3/8-cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax Phase III program outlines a $94.88 million portfolio of transportation projects, including citywide street surface repair, ADA citywide sidewalks, new citywide sidewalks, bridge maintenance, city building maintenance, traffic signal updates, and major road segments like Willow Branch, I‑44 culvert, St. Louis (Campbell to Broadway), Davis Boulevard, 20th Street (Schifferdecker to Central City), and Maiden Lane. As of the 2nd quarter FY 2026, only about $7.88 million has been spent, leaving the vast majority of this multi-year program still to be designed, bid, and constructed. These projects will strongly affect residential connectivity, access to transit, and safety around housing developments. Professional services firms (engineering, planning, ADA and sidewalk designers) and construction contractors can track this CIP to identify upcoming RFPs for design, right‑of‑way, and construction services. Housing-focused vendors may also collaborate with the city to align sidewalk and street projects with affordable housing locations and transit upgrades.

Phase III is funded by the 3/8‑cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax and possibly leveraged with grants...