Weekend Detour: MoDOT To Close East I-44 Exit Ramp Onto South I-270

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and its contractor Millstone Bangert will close the exit ramp from eastbound Interstate 44 to southbound Interstate 270 this weekend, weather permitting.

The exit ramp will be closed due to the close distance to the work zone on southbound I-270 at I-44 and Rott Road. Crews will have temporary lane closures on southbound I-270 between I-44 and Gravois Road this weekend to begin two months of bridge rehabilitation, weather permitting.

MoDOT crews will:

• Restripe the lanes and shift the traffic to the left side of the interstate today at 8 p.m. through Monday at 10 a.m.
• Close two lanes of southbound I-270 between I-44 and Gravois Road leaving only two lanes of southbound I-270 open to traffic The ramps from southbound I-270 to I-44 will remain open.
• Close the ramp from eastbound I-44 to southbound I-270 at 8 p.m. today.

Suggested weekend detour routes

During the weekend lane closures on southbound I-270, motorists are advised to use Route 141 as an alternative.

During the closure of the eastbound I-44 ramp to southbound I-270, motorists are advised to use the Lindbergh exit (US 61/67) to Gravois (Route 30) to southbound I-270. Signs will be present to assist drivers with the detour.

All work is expected to be completed by 10 a.m. Monday.

The eastbound I-44 ramp to southbound I-270 will also reopen. All lanes will be shifted to the left side and narrowed to 11 feet. The work zone speed limit will be 45 mph.

The work is part of the I-270 rehabilitation projects on the northbound and southbound I-270 bridges over Rott Road and the I-270 bridges over I-44.

A YouTube video about the project can be found at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrvA8mvx7gI. 

More information about this project is available on MoDOT'S website: www.modot.mo.gov/stlouis/Interstate270bridges.htm