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11.05.2009 10:34 am

Feds allocate $20 million for Maryland Heights Expressway-Highway 141 connector

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Charlie Dooley

Charlie Dooley

The federal government has allocated $20 million in federal stimulus money for constructing a road connecting the Maryland Heights Expressway and a relocated Highway 141 in Maryland Heights and Chesterfield, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley announced on Wednesday.

The Federal…

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11.04.2009 12:47 am

MetroLink expansion would take many years, Metro officials say

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Robert Baer

Robert Baer

If the region started now to plan for the next MetroLink expansion, eight years may pass before the new segment opens, Metro officials say.

And under questioning from from St. Louis County Councilman Greg Quinn, R-Ballwin, Metro President Robert Baer said it…

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10.29.2009 9:28 am

Hanley-Eager connector opens today

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Hanley-Eager Road intersection, one of the area’s most notorious traffic chokepoints, will get a new look - one that transportation officials hope will keep traffic moving.

Missouri transportation officials and St. Louis County leaders will be on hand this morning…

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10.22.2009 3:54 pm

MoDOT: Lights may illuminate new river bridge

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The new Mississippi River Bridge may be lighted if money is found.

The new Mississippi River Bridge may be lighted if money is found.

The new Mississippi River bridge north of the Edward Jones Dome may be awash in lights when it opens.

Project Director Greg Horn of the Missouri Department of Transportation said today…

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10.21.2009 2:19 pm

King Bridge won’t reopen in time for tonight’s commute

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
First, the bad news. The Martin Luther King Bridge won’t reopen in time
for tonight’s commute.
But the good news is that the bridge is expected to open later this evening, likely
around 8, and will be open for commuters on Thursday morning and beyond.
Jeff…
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10.20.2009 3:55 pm

King Bridge to reopen early

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Martin Luther King Bridge will reopen on Wednesday - two days early - and possibly by the evening commute.

“Stay tuned for the time,” Jeff Church, project engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation told the Post-Dispatch today.

Workers were still placing…

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10.16.2009 3:21 pm

Drawing attention to work-zone safety

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jim Feeney, 51, figured he wanted to do something within the Missouri Department of Transportation “besides collecting a paycheck.”

So when talk began about a privately funded memorial honoring MoDOT workers killed in the line of duty, he decided step up and…

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10.15.2009 3:06 pm

Still ‘more to do’ on Highway 40 rebuild

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Crews build a concrete barrier wall near McCausland Avenue on Highway 40.

Crews build a concrete barrier wall near McCausland Avenue on Highway 40.

The main highway lanes have been poured. Thousands of feet of concrete barrier walls are in place. 

In a matter of weeks - 11 at the most - the eastern half…

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10.09.2009 10:35 am

King Bridge closure on schedule

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

All systems are go for the 12-day closure of the Martin Luther King Bridge to begin on Monday.

The bridge will close in the eastbound direction between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday, while the westbound lanes will close after the morning…

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10.02.2009 2:05 pm

Survey: Too many Missourians don’t buckle up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than one in five Missourians don’t wear their seatbelts, according to a new statewide survey.

The disturbing data, gathered through observations at 460 “survey sites” throughout the state, show Missouri continues to lag behind the national average for seatbelt use. Only 77 percent…

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