Capital Improvements:
As you can see, our infrastructure needs significant attention. Trustees in the early 2000s had a plan to replace concrete curbs and gutters at a rate of two blocks per year and were doing a wonderful job. Unfortunately, this work stalled for nearly 15 years after new Trustees took office. More recently, a subsequent board shifted focus to pavement — not realizing that roads can only be properly paved once curbs and gutters are in good condition. In 2025, we made the difficult decision to return to addressing our failing curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Once every street has sound curbs and gutters, we will shift our focus back to pavement. As you can imagine, this work is not inexpensive.
2026 – New curbs and gutters on Stanford Avenue, as well as most dire sidewalk repairs
2025 – New curbs and gutters on 7200 block of Princeton, as well as most dire sidewalk repairs
2024 – Construction plans are HERE. Start date is 9/3 as of 8/27. Affected blocks are 7100 Tulane, 7100 Stanford, and 7200 Cambridge.
2023 – Street repair scope of work included Full Asphalt Reconstruction of the failed sections (see the 2022 Street Assessment) of 7100 Princeton, 7300 Princeton, 7300 Cornell. A small number of sidewalk sections with severe damage (ie, completely ripped out by trees, etc) were contracted for replacement.
2023 – 5 year Capital Improvement Plan (Streets) completed
2022 – Street Assessment updated
University Park retains the engineering firm of Horner & Shifrin for capital improvement planning and technical oversight of projects.
Lead service line replacement program
Homeowners are encouraged to contact Missouri American Water to have lead (and in some cases galvanized) water service lines replaced at no charge. This often requires a hole to be opened in the street so we would like to get as many done as possible before completing more street construction. To determine the status of your water lines, visit www.missouriamwater.com/Leadfacts and use the interactive map to navigate to your address. From there, you will be able to schedule an inspection or service line replacement. Scheduling is currently all the way out to Spring 2025, so act now!
To report a blocked sewer or drain: Call MSD at 314-768-6260