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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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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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04.06.2009 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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01.29.2009 12:10 pm

More work left on new I-64

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Soon, crews will close lanes on the rebuilt section of Highway 40 (Interstate 64) to finish putting up sound walls. The Missouri Department of Transportation is allowing the closures since the manufacturer  couldn’t produce the panels quickly enough last summer.

The work…

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01.06.2009 12:17 pm

This morning’s slick roads

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you think ramps and bridges were slick this morning, you were right.

State Motorist Assist crews responded to 75 incidents this morning, including 23 crashes. Interstates and ramps were closed at more than a half dozen locations across the area, some for up to 90…

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01.05.2009 1:18 pm

The Brentwood crawl

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Drivers on Brentwood Boulevard today got a good dose of gridlock. It took twice as long to drive north on Brentwood during morning rush hour than it did before the second closure of Highway 40 (Interstate 64). 

If you plan to take southbound Brentwood home from Clayton  this…

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12.17.2008 11:36 am

Morning traffic improves

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The first morning without snow or ice this week helped traffic get around the eastern closure of Highway 40 (I-64). The Missouri Department of Transportation reported higher volumes on city and county streets, but in general, traffic flowed better than…

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12.16.2008 3:47 pm

MoDOT info on closure traffic

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Missouri Department of Transportation is giving reporters briefings twice a day after rush hour about how traffic was.

Click on the following for news releases about Tuesday morning rush hour, Monday evening and Monday morning rush hours.

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12.16.2008 3:31 pm

Forest Park Parkway, Big Bend and Skinker were parking lots

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you were on Forest Park Parkway, Big Bend or Skinker during rush hours today or yesterday, you’re probably scared.

Hopefully you have another route. Winter weather altered traffic patterns for a second day Tuesday, preventing a true picture of what…

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12.13.2008 10:16 am

Hwy 40 closed westbound, crews now closing eastbound

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

At 9:25 this morning, the last car entered westbound Highway 40 (Interstate 64) at Kingshighway and crews closed the final lane. They’re in the process of closing lanes heading east, starting with flyover ramp from southbound Interstate 170 to eastbound…

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