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04.02.2009 4:33 pm

Highway Commission gets new member

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Joe Carmichael of Springfield, Mo. received Senate confirmation today to the Missouri Highways and Transportation.Carmichael is a former chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party and manages a law firm. He will replace Jim Anderson of Springfield, Mo. on the six-member bipartisan commission…

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03.26.2009 11:30 am

Before Mississippi River bridge rises, overpasses fall

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The nitty gritty planning process of designing a new Mississippi River bridge north of the EdwardJones Dome is about halfway finished. The Missouri and Illinois transportation departments are getting permits, meeting with the railroads and the Army Corps of Engineers,…

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01.26.2009 4:24 pm

Rules of the (snow-covered) road

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Missouri Department of Transportation is in full winter mode with snow expected tonight and Tuesday in the St. Louis area.

MoDOT encourages drivers to leave their cars in the garage unless they have to drive on Tuesday. If you do take…

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01.23.2009 6:13 pm

McCutcheon Road bridge reopens

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The McCutcheon Road overpass on Highway 40 is open again.

Friday’s opening should relieve some of the traffic congestion on Brentwood Boulevard, said Dan Galvin of Gateway Constructors. That’s because many displaced motorists used Brentwood. The old Art Deco span was among…

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12.24.2008 4:46 pm

Finalists announced in Name the Train

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Five finalists were announced today in the contest to name Amtrak’s passenger rail service between St. Louis and Kansas City.

The finalists and their creators are:

  • Missouri Rail Blazer, submitted by Betty Crancer, Sunset Hills
  • Missouri River Runner, submitted by Keith Kohler, Glendale
  • River Cities…
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12.22.2008 10:16 am

McCausland reopens

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
McCausland Avenue reopened at Highway 40 late Sunday afternoon after crews demolished an elevated highway span over the road.
Dan Galvin of Gateway Constructors said the work went “fairly smoothly” and the road reopened at about 4 p.m. Crews were unable to restripe the streets because cold…
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11.26.2008 10:54 am

Name that train

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s not too late to suggest a brand name for Amtrak’s St. Louis to Kansas City rail service.

The Missouri Department of Transportation and Amtrak are co-sponsoring a “Name the Train” contest, and more than 2,800 names have been entered so…

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11.18.2008 9:51 am

MoDOT kept a piece of old Highway 40

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The New I-64 has Art Deco bridges, but that’s about the only reminder of the old highway. When the brand-new 40/64 opens, drivers will find that the pesky exit ramps with hair-pin turns are gone. So are the views from the road. They’re blocked…

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