Traffic Ahead: Blasting to Begin on 270 Between Big Bend and Manchester

Lots of big closures to report from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). 

Starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, crews will shift two open lanes on westbound Interstate 44 near Antire Road to the eastbound lanes as part of an on-going pavement replacement project between Lewis Road and Route 141. One lane will be closed around the clock in each direction until mid-September. In addition, the westbound I-44 entrance and exit ramp at Antire Road will be closed for the month of June.

One eastbound lane on I-44 closed this past Tuesday evening with two lanes open and will continue around the clock until mid-September. Motorists will experience traffic delays of several minutes on Interstate 44 with this one-lane closure during morning peak travel times, especially from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. MoDOT has been evaluating the traffic delays and travel times during every morning rush-hour to make any necessary adjustments.

Starting Tuesday, June 5, crews will close I-270 from Manchester Road to Big Bend for up to 15 minutes at approximately 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to blast rock as part of the widening construction. Crews will need to blast and then clear any rock from the roadway before reopening the interstate.

Starting Friday crews will close all lanes of westbound Interstate 64 downtown between Broadway and 21st Street at 10 a.m. The ramps from 10th and 14th Street to westbound I-64 will remain open. All lanes will reopen by 3 a.m. Monday. The signed detour around the closure is Interstate 44 to Jefferson Avenue.

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

• I-64, St. Louis City, the Broadway ramp to westbound I-64 will be closed until October.
• I-64, St. Louis City, one lane of westbound I-64 will be closed around the clock until October.
• I-70, St. Louis City, right lane on eastbound I-70 closed from St. Louis Avenue to Broadway until summer 2012.
• I-70, St. Louis City, entrance ramp from 11th Street to eastbound I-70 closed until summer 2012.
• Grand Blvd, St. Louis City, closed from I-64 to Chouteau by St. Louis City until mid 2012.
• Wellington, St. Louis City, closed over the River Des Peres until late 2012.
• I-255, St. Louis County, one right lane closed eastbound on the Jefferson Barracks Bridge until early June.
• Murdoch, St. Louis County, Murdoch over the railroad closed between Big Bend and westbound I-44. The ramps to I-44 remain open.
• Baxter Road, St. Louis County, Baxter Road is closed between Route HH And Clarkson, starting June 4.
• I-55, Jefferson County, until November, the ramp from northbound I-55 to Route M is closed.