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…

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…

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…

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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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…