Birds fly. People drive. Highway 40 is about to provide another reason for area drivers to envy the Weatherbird’s wings.  Two of the busiest north-south routes crossing the interstate are about to be out of service at the same time.

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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….

Shades of Buzz Lightyear, huh? (”To infinity and beyond!”)

So, remember: On Monday, Dec.15, the western half of the Highway 40 project will reopen, and the eastern half of the project will close.

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The big announcement was today: The western stretch of the rebuilt Highway 40 will reopen on Dec. 15. That’s a Monday. A party will be held on the new section the Sunday before it reopens. A fun bicycle ride, a…

Highway 40 construction, high gas prices and economic woes have hurt the stores and restaurants along the highway work zone. But the good news is that dire predictions that the construction would force businesses to close has been wrong. The…