Even though it wasn’t picked as today’s Bird line, Highway 40 really was smooth sailing yesterday — the first day the new stretch of highway was open in nearly a year. In fact, a couple of commuters wondered if people…
Remember when MoDOT said we should be freaking out a little more about the closure of the eastern half of Highway 40? Maybe more people just stayed home because of the ice and winter weather. Or maybe we were all freaking…
The western half of Highway 40 — from I-170 to I-270 — has reopened, and the eastern half — from Kingshighway to I-170 — has closed. Hundreds showed up Sunday to celebrate the new portion of the highway (send your…
The second half of the Highway 40 construction plan will be more disruptive than the first half. For starters, it’s going to make getting to a lot of downtown attractions more difficult. Cardinals fans, take note. On Dec. 15, the highway will…
Remember how antsy everyone was before the first half of Highway 40 closed? It turned out to not be a huge deal — perhaps because we were prepared. On Dec. 15, the western half of the project will reopen, and…
Highway 40 is closing! Highway 40 is closing!
On Dec. 15 — less than 2 weeks from now — Highway 40 will reopen from Ballas Road to I-170. That’s the good news. But the highway will close from Kingshighway to I-170….
Paving the way
Highway 40, between Ballas Road and Interstate 170, could re-open a month early; construction on that part of the four-year plan was to be completed by Dec. 31, 2008. Crews poured the last big stretch of the highway yesterday…
Rumor is that Highway 40 will open sooner than we originally thought. (At what point do we stop calling it Highway 40 and switch to Interstate 64? The Missouri Department of Transportation already calls it I-64, so I’m sure it’s…
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin arrives in St. Louis today, and will be here all week. Palin and Democratic candidate Joe Biden will debate Thursday night at Washington University.
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The Hampton Avenue overpass at Highway 40 will close Monday for eight months. That’s right, eight months. Find your alternate route to Forest Park now.
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