Traffic Ahead: Striping on Interstates to Begin

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews will close two lanes of eastbound Interstate 64 from Jefferson Avenue to the Poplar Street Bridge this weekend to paint portions of the bridge. All ramps from the interstate will remain open to allow drivers to get to the various events in downtown St. Louis.

In addition, several nighttime ramp closures are planned for the week on Interstate 70 and Page Avenue. All work is weather permitting.

Crews closed the ramp from westbound I-70 to northbound and southbound Interstate 270 on Thursday. It will close again from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday, March 23.

Crews will close the ramp from westbound Page to Concourse Avenue from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. today. Finally, crews will close the ramps from eastbound Page to Concourse and westbound Page to Grissom from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, March 26.

Maintenance crews are taking advantage of the warm temperatures to get a start on striping interstates and state roadways over the next several weeks. Drivers should be aware of slow-moving vehicles painting stripes on the roadway during non-peak traffic hours.

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-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.
• I-55, Jefferson County, starting at 8 p.m. Monday until November, crews will close the ramp from northbound I-55 to Route M