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11.06.2009 7:31 am

Highway 40 to reopen Dec. 7

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Highway 40 (Interstate 64) will reopen to the public Dec. 7 — a month early and under budget, officials said this morning.

The Missouri Department of Transportation made the announcement at a 9:30 a.m. news conference to announce the reopening of…

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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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10.15.2009 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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10.02.2009 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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09.28.2009 10:10 am

Highway 40 concrete plant coming down

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s produced the bulk of the concrete for the new Highway 40 lanes. And today it’s starting to come down.

The temporary concrete plant with the landmark silos at Highway 40 (Interstate 64) and Interstate 170 has produced its last batch…

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09.14.2009 5:46 pm

Mississippi River bridge: Clay pushes for more minority contractors

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay wants separate goals for women and minority contractors on the new Mississippi River bridge, the $640 million project scheduled to be under construction in January or February.

In a letter Monday to U.S. Tranportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Clay urged the U.S.…

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09.11.2009 3:41 pm

Stimulus project underway on Lindbergh

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Officials and crews break ground on a federal stimulus project in North County. Photo provided by MoDOT.

Officials and crews break ground on a federal stimulus project in North County. Photo provided by MoDOT.

The Missouri Department of Transportation broke ground today on a $1.7 million project to build and improve existing sidewalks along Lindbergh Boulevard and…

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08.27.2009 10:06 am

Feds look into MoDOT’s stimulus contracts

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The oversight branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation has opened an inquiry into whether the Missouri Department of Transportation is doing enough to involve minority-owned businesses in projects that use federal stimulus dollars.

The Missouri chapter of the NAACP contacted…

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08.12.2009 5:35 pm

Old configuration returning to Page Avenue

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New stripes are going down today on Page Avenue between Schuetz Road and Lindbergh Boulevard in north St. Louis County. Lanes will return to what they were in 2007, before closures began on Highway 40 (Interstate 64).  The eastbound lanes will be done first. Next week, the…

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