Friday, April 5, 2013
Elected officials, community leaders and Missouri Department of Transportation managers will discuss the significance and benefits of this construction project at the Friday morning ceremony.
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and Washington, MO, city officials will break ground at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, for the Missouri Route 100 widening cost-share project west of Route 47. Construction work will occur between Route 47 and High Street, and is expected to begin the week of April 8, weather-permitting. MoDOT will make the following improvements on this section of Route 100: Construction was awarded to Millstone Bangert Inc., for approximately $6.2 million. This section of Route 100 in Washington has exceeded its capacity for a two-lane roadway and can no longer handle the amount of traffic that uses it on a daily basis resulting in long traffic delays, said Kara Price, senior customer relations specialist. The …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Missouri Department of Transportation reports its St. Louis work zones for Dec. 13-19.
Drivers heading downtown on Interstate 70 this weekend may want to consider alternative routes, as Missouri Department of Transportation employees will close various lanes on the interstate this weekend. Crews will place girders over the interstate as part of work to connect the future new Mississippi River Bridge to Cass Avenue. The following lanes and ramps will be closed: Friday evening rush period drivers heading into the city may want to consider other routes due to potential congestion on eastbound I-70. Overnight Friday, drivers should allow themselves extra time to get to their destinations, or take alternate routes. Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports on the St. Louis work zones for October 18-24.
St. Louis Cardinals fans will have two lanes on eastbound Interstate 64 open for all scheduled National League Championship Games. The exit ramps from eastbound I-64 to 6th and 11th Street will both be open to allow Cardinals fans to get to the games. Cardinals fans traveling on I-70 should remember the express lanes are closed into downtown while the gates await repairs. All fans should allow a little extra time to get to a game. MoDOT will also close two lanes on westbound I-70 between Cass and Madison next Monday thru Wednesday (Oct. 22-24) at 8 p.m. for construction on the Missouri I-70 interchange. The lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. the following morning. The ramp from westbound I-70 to Madison will tentatively close at 8 p.m. October 24…
Friday, September 14, 2012
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports on St. Louis work zones for Sept. 13-19.
Motorists from Illinois heading to events in downtown St. Louis this weekend may want to allow a little extra time, or use Metro to avoid traffic backups. All lanes on westbound Interstate 64 from the Poplar Street Bridge to 21st Street will close starting at 10 a.m., Friday. All westbound lanes will reopen by 5 a.m., Monday. One eastbound lane will be open during the weekend work. The Broadway, 10th Street and 14th Street entrance ramps to westbound I-64 will be closed this weekend. The Broadway and 10th Street ramp will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday. The 14th Street Ramp will remain closed. Crews are continuing work to remove and replace the driving surface on the westbound double deck structure. All reversible lanes on I-70 will be closed …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
A driver was injured in a commercial truck/Jeep accident Thursday while heading westbound on Interstate 44, west of Antire Road near Eureka. Plus, transportation managers now say I-44 Antire Road project will not be complete until next month.
A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) spokesperson stated Thursday that crews were working hard to get all eastbound and westbound lanes near Eureka from Lewis Road to Antire Road reopened by early- to mid-October, weather-permitting. The westbound exit and entrance ramp at Antire Road also is expected to open next month. The lanes originally were expected to reopen in mid-September, but MoDOT faced unexpected utility delays during the project. There also are additional pavement repairs that need to be finished before the eastbound and westbound lanes can reopen. Ironically, Thursday also brought another accident within the construction area, during which a driver of commercial trailer truck attempted to change lanes on I-44 and …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
MoDOT reports the St. Louis work zones for Sept. 6-12.
Missouri Department of Transportation crews started work to remove and replace the driving surface of the eastbound lanes on the double-deck structure on Interstate 64 downtown. Drivers can expect one lane closed around-the-clock on eastbound Interstate 64 downtown between Jefferson Avenue and the Poplar Street Bridge. A second lane closes weekdays from 8 p.m. until 2 p.m. the following afternoon. In addition, the ramp from Forest Park Avenue to eastbound I-64 is closed around the clock. These ramp and lane closures are scheduled to remain in place until November. Crews are continuing to work on the westbound lanes of the I-64 double-deck structure between the Poplar Street Bridge and Jefferson Avenue. Crews will keep one lane on westbound…
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Missouri Department of Transportation reports the St. Louis Regional Work Zones for Aug. 23-29.
Lanes closed in downtown St. Louis The Missouri Department of Transportation closes two lanes on westbound Interstate 64 this weekend from Broadway to 21st Street starting at 10 a.m., Friday. The second lane will reopen at 3 a.m., Monday. It will close again weekdays from 10 a.m. until 3 a.m. the following morning. Two lanes on eastbound I-64 will close from 14th Street to the Poplar Street Bridge at 8 p.m., Friday until 2 p.m., Monday. These lane closures are to continue removal and replacement of the driving surface on the double deck structure. The I-70 reversible lanes in downtown St. Louis will close from 7 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday for bridge painting work. Lanes closed on Blanchette Bridge In St. Charles County, all …
Wildwood, Ellisville and Ballwin city representatives, along with West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Department of Transportation managers are putting ideas into motion for Manchester Road corridor.
There's 40 percent more retail space than the market will support along Manchester Road within a declining economy, former Ellisville mayor Matt Pirrello told approximately 100 luncheon attendees at Wednesday's monthly meeting of the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce at The Wildwood Hotel. "There are too many other (shopping and service) alternatives, and we need to improve the access, management and safety of the entire Manchester corridor," he said. The improvement plan was deemed the "Great Streets Initiative." Authorities have worked on the Manchester Road plan since 2009, but a website that reveals detailed schematics and timelines is about to be unveiled, said Pirrello, who nows serves as Ellisville councilmember of Ward 1. …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Missouri Department of Transportation reports the St. Louis Regional Work Zones for Aug. 16-22.
Lane closures on Interstate 44 near Antire Road Drivers on I-44 this weekend around Antire Road near Eureka can expect various lane closures and traffic switches. Crews will be moving the temporary barrier around the project Friday night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. When the switch is complete Sunday morning, traffic will move from the outside lanes of eastbound I-44 to the inside lanes. Interstate 64 westbound lane closures downtown Missouri Department of Transportation crews continue to have one lane closed around the clock downtown on westbound Interstate 64 from Broadway to 21st Street with a second lane closed weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the following morning. On Friday, crews will keep the second…
Monday, June 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Portions of 50- to 60-year-old highway pavement are rubble, and are being replaced near Eureka through Missouri Department of Transportation's Antire Road project. Add to travel time expectations there.
A local portion of Interstate 44 is getting much more than a facelift. Road replacement is progressing on the roadway near Eureka for the major Antire Road project being handled by Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). See previous articles: Interstate 44 Lanes Closed Near Antire Road in Eureka Interstate 44 Lane Closures Start near Eureka Motorists Urged to Alter Travel Times During I-44 Antire Construction Rumble strips now caution drivers going both east and west to slow down, and the Antire Road exit is officially closed for the westbound ramp. Drivers still can use the exit/ramp on the eastbound side at Antire Road to access the Endangered Wolf Center, however to leave the area and head back westbound toward Eureka, must …
Chris Weber
6:54 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Unfortunately, this section is only 20 Years old when they made it 3 lanes. more ›