Construction of Troy’s first roundabout now delayed until 2027
By Charles Bolinger
Editor • Troy’s first roundabout is going to take longer to build than previously predicted.
According to the report from City Engineer Tom Cissell, prepared before the most recent April 6 city council meeting, the roundabout plan was pulled from the April IDOT bid letting because all of the required right-of-way was not purchased in time.
Cissell reported that it is now scheduled for a November 2026 bid letting then a summer 2027 construction period. To keep the ball rolling, city officials said they sent the First Baptist Church in Maryville a counteroffer on March 26.
When it does start, it will replace the awkward and potentially hazardous old two-lane triangle intersection at Route 162 and Old Troy Road.
For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which starts May 1, the streets involved in the city’s PASER program are:
- Wickliffe Street construction from Sarah to Market streets
- Sarah Street from Collinsville Road to Wickliffe
- Oak Street sidewalks from Main to Washington
- Ash, Charcoal and Webster between Market and Center streets (city projects)
In other infrastructure news:
Business District/TIF Projects
107 N. Main St – The two-story home at this address is now slated for demolition. Removing it will make way for the city to construct a parking lot with at least 30 stalls to better improve parking downtown. The house’s former residents have vacated and demolition bids were scheduled for April 9.
Downtown Streetscape – construction is planned for late summer or early fall. Cissell said they are working on final plans and coordinating utility relocation needs with Ameren Illinois. After the budget passes on April 20, Ameren will be authorized to begin work. A downtown branding concept will be shown to the mayor and city council at the April 20 meeting as well.
Market Street sidewalks – the scope of work here is from Hickory to Dewey streets. Curbs and sidewalks will be replaced under a transportation alternatives program (TAP) grant. At a March 18 meeting with IDOT, it asked Cissell to meet with all of the affected property owners to discuss their driveways. He will meet with at least 50% of them this month. This additional request has pushed the project back to July 2026 (it was previously set for June 2026).
Industrial
1501 and 1515 Formosa Road. City officials closed on the Higgins right-of-way purchase on March 11. They forwarded an intergovernmental agreement to Madison County Transit to share the cost of the purchase. The overall plan is for the company, which specializes in directional soil boring, to get the site rezoned industrial and annex it into Troy.
Residentia
Town Centre Villas – Developer Cade Osborn plans to build 40-single family homes in a development north of the Joe’s and Imo’s pizza parlors that front Route 162. At least six homes are currently in various stages of construction and the Starbucks nearby opened in February 2026.
Belle Rose – at the southwest corner of Washington and Center streets. Water and sewer piping is installed and rough grading and the storm sewer work are complete. When finished, it will be a 14-building, 60-unit multi-family housing project. A similar project was approved by the Troy Planning Commission in 2005 but it did not advance to construction. Recently, a pipe was found under the western detention pond that will require the developer, TWM, to present a design change for approval. TWM said they sent a revised drainage plan to Troy officials on April 1.
Hampton Glen Villas – These are 10 single-family residential lots planned at the intersection of Troy-O’Fallon Road and Country Lane. Each villa will comprise 2,700-square-feet and feature three bedrooms and two bathrooms. They will not have basements. The current status is that the project development engineer provided improvement plans on March 31 to review. Cissell and others are in the midst of reviewing them.
Stonebriar Subdivision, phase 3 – This is a 14-lot addition to Cambury Court in the subdivision. Cade Osborn submitted a preliminary plat for review on March 11 and city officials reviewed and returned the comments on March 30.
Roads/Trails
Bouse Road, phase 1 – Cissell said city officials are working on utility coordination and working on an initial environmental screening with IDOT. The work here is to reconstruct a former oil ‘n chip road to a 30-foot-wide concrete street with new curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Phase one of the work will span Bouse between Chamberlain Drive to 500 feet east of Tramore.
Bouse Road, phase 2 – this would be another section of oil ‘n chip road that becomes a 30-foot-wide concrete street with new curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Phase two will cover Bouse between Tramore and Formosa roads. City officials submitted a Surface Transportation Program (STP) application for the work and the awards should be announced this month.
Charter Street – The bids for new v-gutters opened February 5 and KRB was awarded the project for $72,799. The new gutters were poured on March 27 and street milling and paving followed during the week of April 13.
Riggin Road between Zenk and Bouse roads – this will be another opportunity to turn an oil-’n-chip road into a 30-foot-wide concrete street with new curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Final plan work proceeds and city officials hope to submit plans to IDOT in early April for a November 2026 bid letting. Construction would likely begin in 2027.
Troy-O’Fallon Sidewalk Extension, phase 1 – the project scope here is to build an eight-foot-wide sidewalk/trail along the west side of Troy-O’Fallon Road from Turtle Creek Drive to Meadowbrook/Fair Oaks Drive. A design engineering agreement was sent to IDOT for approval. City officials hope for a summer 2027 construction period. Cissell said environmental screenings to start the process have been started and the survey work has begun. A transportation alternatives program (TAP) grant has been applied for this work phase.
Troy-O’Fallon Sidewalk Extension, phase 2 – This phase will take the sidewalk/trail across Troy-O’Fallon Road to run along Country Lane on the north side to Hampton Glen. Troy officials have coordinated with Madison County and they supported a grant application to extend the sidewalk if it included a traffic signal and crosswalk with pedestrian pushbutton activation. Award announcement should happen in April.
Zenk Road Reconstruction, phase 2 – yet another section of an oil-’n-chip road transforming into a 30-foot-wide concrete street with new curbs, gutters and sidewalks. This phase will be between Oakwood Drive and Red Bud Lane using community development block grant (CDBG) funds. KRB received the award for the work at $274,445 on March 16. A pre-construction meeting took place on March 30 and construction should start, weather permitting, on April 27.
Other Projects
Kimberlin Retention Pond – To reduce potential flooding on Kimberlin Drive, a two-acre lot has had a stormwater detention pond carved out of it as part of the new Harvest Pointe Subdivision. JH Contracting was awarded the contract for $137,843 on March 16. A pre-construction meeting will be set up in April.
Water and Sewer Projects
Cheshire to Bethany Water Main – the scope of work here is to replace a two-inch water main with an eight-inch one. This work needs to be completed before work starts on Silver Creek Trail’s phase four to Triad High School. An initial IEPA comment was addressed on April 1.
South Washington Water Main – the water main under South Washington needs to be upsized from its current, four-inch size and to add a water pressure loop. Troy public works officials plan to work on this during April.
Completed Projects
- Adding a left-turn lane to southbound Troy-O’Fallon Road at Country Lane
- Extending the Silver Creek Trail to C. A. Henning Elementary School. Only grass seeding remains as pavement marks were completed on March 28.
- Patching a 500-foot-long section of Old Homestead Road
- Milling and repaving of Olde Farm Road and Pinewood Court were finished on March 27
- Longbranch and Sugarmill were crack-sealed on March 31
