Chris: Are there going to be more signs for the Hampton roundabout? I still, a month on, see people in the roundabout, coming to a complete stop, instead of taking their right-of-way. They think they're being polite letting someone on the feeders in, but it really messes up traffic. Signs like "Vehicles in roundabout always have right-of-way" or some such...?

(outside this problem, the roundabout is a blast!)

Dan Galvin and Linda Wilson: We don't sign roundabouts with any more signs than are there. We have several other roundabouts in St. Louis and across the state. It is correct that when you are in the roundabout you have the right of way. The entering roads all have a yield sign indicating they should yield to the drivers in the roundabout. Typically it just takes a little learning curve for people to figure this out.

Linda Wilson

Joshua: Looking ahead to next year, my understanding is that I-70 and I-44 will be resurfaced after construction on I-64 is complete. Will that be done with rolling lane closures at night? Are you able to wager how long it would take?

Dan Galvin and Linda Wilson: yes. I-70 and I-44 will be resurfaced and restriped back to its old lane markings in 2010. The work will be done at night. I do not know how long it will take to do the work. I would guess we would give the contractor a couple of months allowing for weather delays. I-70 is only about 5 miles between I-270 and I-170, but I-44 is about 12 miles from I-270 to I-55. Obviously I-44 will take many more nights to do than I-70.

Linda Wilson

BOB MURRAY: It looks as if much of the section of I-64 from Kingshighway to Hampton has been paved. Is it possible to open parts of the highway , maybe to Hampton or Skinker before the end of the year?

Dan Galvin and Linda Wilson: No, turning Hampton or the Clayton/Skinker intersection into the end of a freeway would not be a good idea. Right now all our detour routes are working well and people are used to the freeway ending at Kingshighway. Opening up the next 2.5 miles of pavement west of Kingshighway wouldn't really gain us much from a transportation standpoint and would likely turn Hampton or Skinker into a real mess. We'll open up the second half like we did the first half, all at once.

Dan

Kurits Jr: Hi folks,

I noticed that sound walls are still being installed on the western part of the project. In one year's time, will you still have work to do on the eastern side of the project?

Thanks!

Dan Galvin and Linda Wilson: Contractually, the contractor's completion deadline is July 31, 2010. So yes it is possible that there will be work off the lanes of the highway until that time. However, the contractor is pushing to have that not be the case. Many of the soundwalls on the east half are being installed now. This project is a design-build project. Design was still being done for the soundwalls on the west half even though construction of the highway was underway. The soundwall panel manufacturer has been producing nothing but soundwall panels for us for over a year. The walls on the west half did not start as early in the construction year last year as are the soundwalls on the east half, simply because they are later in the process. We are all hopeful that the final details of the east half will be complete before July 31, 2010, but it is possible.

Linda Wilson

Greg: Will the contractors be working this holiday weekend? The sooner the Hanley bridge gets completed, the better for everyone.

Dan Galvin and Linda Wilson: We won't be working over the weekend but we will begin asphalt paving at Hanley next week. You'll soon start seeing some obvious progress in that area and that bridge will be open before you know it.

Dan