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Traffic Ahead: Use that Horn! (When Appropriate)

Construction south, west and more west this week.

What's even more maddening than road closures and construction? Inconsiderate, irresponsible drivers that make you just shake your head in disbelief. Each week on Patch, we'll highlight some of these Traffic Troublemakers, plus give you a look at what to expect on the roads courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

A possibly too-polite Central County Patch editor reports:

While traveling recently on westbound Page Avenue near Lindbergh Boulevard, I noticed a car off in the far right lane. It appeared to be exiting for northbound Lindbergh—until it decided to careen into my lane, right in front of my vehicle. 

It's yet another example of a time I probably could have used my horn and didn't.

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Big Change on Route 141

In West St. Louis County, Ladue Road will open Thursday east of the new lanes on Route 141, weather permitting. The new Olive Boulevard bridge over Route 141 will also be open. As part of the Ladue reopening, traffic patterns will change significantly around the Route 141 project. All Route 141 traffic will move to the new Route 141 lanes between Conway Road and the Parkway Central Campus north of Ladue Road. The change was announced by MoDOT, .

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Central School Road crossover at Route 364 to close Friday

In St. Charles County, the Central School Road crossover at Route 364 will close Friday, weather permitting. Traffic will no longer use the crossover to access the north and south outer roads. Crews will open the new U-turn bypass from the south outer road to access the north outer road, east of the existing Central School Road. Southbound Central School Road traffic will access the south outer road using Kisker Road.

Southbound I-55 to close at Herculaneum Saturday

In Jefferson County, the entrance and exit ramps on southbound I-55 will close at Herculaneum Saturday. Crews will make pavement repairs on the ramps between 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day, weather permitting. Motorists can use the Pevely ramps to navigate around this closure.

All lanes of westbound I-64 between I-55 and Jefferson to close early Saturday

At 5 a.m., Saturday, crews will close all lanes of westbound I-64 between I-55 and Jefferson. They will close the ramps from 10th Street, 14th Street and Pine Street to westbound I-64. They will also close two lanes of eastbound I-64. The ramps from Pine Street and 14th Street to eastbound I-64 will close at 5 a.m., Saturday. Access to I-70 and I-55 from the Poplar Street Bridge will be open. All lanes will reopen by 8 p.m. Saturday. To detour around the closure, motorists can use I-44 to Jefferson. To get downtown, drivers should use I-70 or take I-55 to I-44.

Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:

  • I-70, St. Louis City, right lane on eastbound I-70 closed from St. Louis Avenue to Broadway until summer 2012.
  • I-64, St. Louis City, eastbound 11th Street exit ramp closed weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except Thursday and Friday this week)
  • I-70, St. Louis City, express lanes are closed until mid-December.
  • I-70, St. Louis City, the ramp from eastbound I-70 to 10th Street has permanently closed.
  • Grand Blvd, St. Louis City, closed from I-64 to Chouteau by St. Louis City until mid 2012.
  • I-255, St. Louis County, northbound right lane and shoulder closed until late December 2011.
  • Route 61/67, Jefferson County, all lanes closed from Routes M and Z until late November 2011 for bridge replacement over Koch’s Creek.

 

View MoDOT's weekly video work zone report at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lxcLJY07EI


 


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