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09.01.2009 2:02 pm

Motorists caught on unfinished Highway 40

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There’s no doubt that the closed section of Highway 40 (Interstate 64) is moving right along — but it’s certainly not ready for driving.

Nevertheless, in the last week, construction crews have reported that several drivers have ignored the barricades at…

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06.05.2009 2:40 pm

What’s up this month on Highway 40

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Crews pour lanes along Highway 40. Photo courtesy of Gateway Constructors.

Crews pour lanes along Highway 40. Photo courtesy of Gateway Constructors.

The Missouri Department of Transportation today released a summary of what crews will be doing this month in the Highway 40 (Interstate 64) work zone. Asphalt paving will begin on…

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05.22.2009 2:56 pm

Traffic returns to Hampton overpass

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Hampton Avenue overpass at Highway 40 (Interstate 64) reopened around 1 p.m. today after eight months of construction. As with other milestones in Highway 40 construction, this one came with a ribbon cutting. This morning a crowd from Forest…

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05.19.2009 10:23 am

Paving, part 2

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Paving a five-mile stretch of highway is a time-consuming process. The work takes weeks. This time lapse video, shot Monday from the Tamm Avenue bridge, shows crews inching along Highway 40 (Interstate 64) through Forest Park.

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05.18.2009 5:27 pm

Pouring it on

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Crews hit a milestone today on the closed section of Highway 40 (Interstate 64). In addition to rebuilding overpasses and moving dirt, they started repaving lanes.

The work began at 8 a.m. on the westbound side, near the exit to Clayton and Skinker. By noon, they’d inched their way…

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05.06.2009 3:24 pm

Brentwood at 40 to get repaved

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The days are numbered for the rumble ride on Brentwood Boulevard near the Highway 40 overpass.

Later this month, crews will lay fresh asphalt on the rough stuff to make the ride much smoother. Warmer nighttime temperatures are necessary. The work won’t…

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04.21.2009 12:19 pm

Jogging trail tunnel opens in Forest Park

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Users of the Forest Park jogging and bicycling trail no longer have to fear traffic when crossing at Hampton Avenue. Today, a tunnel opened that takes the trail beneath the road, eliminating the battle between drivers and pedestrians at what had been one of the…

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04.06.2009 2:31 pm

Sleep at last for those near McCausland

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Many who live near the overpass at McCausland Road and Highway 40 were kept awake last week as crews worked double shifts crushing pavement. They’d work until 2:30 a.m., some times later, driving a 10-ton piece of metal into pieces of the old highway. If…

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01.08.2009 11:24 am

Vibrations in Dogtown

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pavement crushing operations on Highway 40 (Interstate 64) are sending vibrations through some homes in Dogtown. Crews with Gateway Constructors are scraping off the old asphalt and then breaking up the concrete underneath it by slamming it with a sheet of steel, according to…

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12.18.2008 9:11 am

McCausland closes this weekend at Highway 40

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The piece of McCausland Avenue that runs beneath Highway 40 (I-64) will close this weekend starting 10 p.m. Friday, according to Gateway Constructors. Once McCausland is closed, crews will begin tearing down the highway bridge. The road likely will reopen…

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