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Weekly Road Construction Report

February 3, 2010 to February 10, 2010


* Indicates changes

** Indicates additions/new projects

PLEASE NOTE: MoDOT makes every attempt to ensure this information is as accurate as possible. However, dates, times and work locations are subject to change due to inclement weather or to unforeseen last minute changes in work schedules.

 

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Regions:

*I-64/40 Reconstruction – The following lanes will be closed as part of the I-64 reconstruction work between February 3, 2010, and February 10, 2010.

 

Wednesday, February 3

  • From 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., one lane of the westbound I-64 on-ramp from southbound Brentwood Boulevard will be closed.

 

Thursday, February 4

  • From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the right lane will be closed on eastbound I-64 from Hanley to Boland for slope repairs along the eastbound Hanley entrance ramp.

Friday, February 5

  • No traffic restrictions are currently scheduled.

 

Saturday, February 6

  • No traffic restrictions are currently scheduled.

Sunday, February 7

  • No traffic restrictions are currently scheduled.

 

Monday, February 8

  • From 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., one lane of eastbound I-64 will be closed between Hanley Road and Boland Place.
  • From 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the left turn lane on McCausland Avenue will be closed in both directions at I-64.

 

Tuesday, February 9

  • From 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., one lane of eastbound I-64 will be closed between Hanley Road and Boland Place.
  • From 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the left turn lane on McCausland Avenue will be closed in both directions at I-64.

 

Wednesday, February 10

  • No traffic restrictions are currently scheduled.

 

 

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St. Louis County

*Route 30 (Gravois Road) at Route 21 (Tesson Ferry Road)- The contractor is in the process of removing the building located in the northeast quadrant of Highway 21 and Highway 30. This building was formerly known as the Gephardt building and was most identifiable by the billboard on its roof top. The contractor and the utilities companies are working to move service lines in preparation of the roadway widening with off peak lane closures along Highway 30. Occasional lane closures for a short time to load and unload equipment may occur on westbound Route 30 at Route 21. This project consists of adding a dual westbound left turn lane on Route 30 (Gravois Road) to southbound Route 21 (Tesson Ferry Road), a dual northbound left turn lane on Route 21 (Tesson Ferry Road) to westbound Route 30 (Gravois Road) and adding a right turn lane from eastbound Route 30 (Gravois Road) to southbound Route 21 (Tesson Ferry Road).

*Route 67 (Lindbergh Blvd.) & Route AC (New Halls Ferry Road) – The contractor will be performing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades, installing sidewalks, concrete approaches, curb ramps and pedestrian signal heads on Route 67 from North of Dorsett Road to Route 180 (St. Charles Rock Road) and from South of McDonnell Blvd. to I-270 and on Route AC from Dunn Road to Lindbergh Blvd.  The work will be performed from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.  This project is expected to be completed by the end of May 2010.

Route 340 (Olive Blvd) west of Creve Coeur Mill Road – Crews will continue utility work north of Olive.  There will be no significant impacts to traffic. 

Route 180 from I-170 to Lackland, Route D at Ashby – The contractor will not be performing any work until weather conditions allow for striping.    

Lindbergh Boulevard (Route 67) Various lane closures at intersections. – There will be various lane closures on southbound Route 67 between Whitehall Manor Drive and Bonanza for island median construction.

Route 21 (Tesson Ferry) at Meramec River – The current southbound lane of Route 21 has shifted to the left so the final stage of existing bridge deck can be reconstructed. Traffic is restricted to one lane traffic in each direction.  This $1.96 million project will replace the bridge deck on the Route 21 (Tesson Ferry Road) bridge over the Meramec River at the St. Louis County/Jefferson County line. This project is expected to be completed in spring 2010.

Interstate 44 at Lewis Rd – Crews have reopened both lanes of the Lewis Road Bridge over Interstate 44 after completing bridge reconstruction work. This work was part of a $3.7 million project to rehabilitate the westbound I-44 bridge over the Meramec River and replace the deck on the Lewis Road overpass.  In 2010, MoDOT will close lanes on I-44 for two to three months for girder painting on the Lewis Road Bridge.  More information on that portion of the project will be released as it becomes available.

 

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St. Louis City

**Interstate 70- On Thursday, February 4, crews will close the right lane at Broadway for bridge work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., right lane closed at Broadway for bridge work. On Friday, February 5, crews will close one lane closed westbound at Cass for bridge work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting.

Interstate 44 at Grand, Hampton, Mississippi, Jefferson and Lafayette - Crews will periodically be working on the shoulders at the various intersections to remove power poles and old equipment. General cleanup work will be done in the area. No lane closures are expected during this work, but motorists should use caution, as workers will be working on the shoulders. All work is weather permitting.  This project is expected to be completed in spring 2010.

*Route H (Adelaide) from Hall Street to I-70Motorists can expect lane closures and permanent restrictions between fall 2009 and fall 2010. Motorists can expect occasional lane closures in fall 2009 and permanent restrictions in March 2010. Temporary traffic signal installation will begin at the intersection of Broadway and Carrie Ave.  The right lane on Broadway in both directions will be closed at various times to perform work from 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM Monday through Friday.  This work is part of a rehabilitation project on the Adelaide Bridge to remove and replace the bridge deck. This project is expected to be completed by August 1, 2010.

Memorial Drive (Interstate 70 Outer Road) – All work with the exception of striping is complete on Memorial Drive.  There is still work to be completed on I-55/I-70.  This includes inlet top replacement; sign truss painting, removal and replacement of tenon mount poles, REACT 350 installation, and some miscellaneous electrical work.  This work is part of the Interstate 70 outer road at Memorial Drive resurfacing project, which is expected to be complete by June 2009. This project is an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects awarded by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for approximately $5 million dollars to St. Louis Bridge Construction Company. Work consists of bridge rehabilitation, improvements to the pavement, lighting, drainage, signals, signing, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades on the Interstate 70 outer road at Memorial Drive from the Interstate 44/55 interchange to Washington Avenue.

*Various Bridge Overpasses over Interstate 55- Rehabilitation work continues on the Lafayette Bridge over I-55 near Soulard.  MoDOT and its contractor, Contract Strategies, will be working under the Lafayette Bridge starting February 1. The 7th Street on-ramp to southbound Interstate 55 will be closed Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Crews will perform substructure repairs on the west side of the bridge until February 12.

 

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St. Charles County

*Interstate 70 at Spencer Creek MoDOT and its contractor, Concrete Strategies, will close two lanes on eastbound Interstate 70 between Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Spencer Creek to repair the bridge approach over Spencer Creek.  Continuous weekend closure of the two eastbound lanes is scheduled to occur beginning at 9am Friday, February 5 through 5am Monday February 8, weather permitting. If weather prevents the weekend work, it will be rescheduled for Friday February 12 at 9am until Monday, February 15 at 5am to replace the bridge approach.  All work is weather permitting.  

*Route 364 between Jungermann Road and Central School Road - This is the second section of Phase 2 Route 364 and is an American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Project.  This $44 million project consists of new concrete pavement from the Woodstone Underpass to just west of Central School Road and replaces the existing Route 94.  New interchanges are planned for at Jungermann Road and Central School Road as well as an underpass at Woodstone.  A one-way outer road system will be constructed for the length of the project.   Utility relocation work is ongoing throughout the corridor.  The contractor is performing drainage installation near 94 just east and west of Jungermann and along the north outer road west of Jungermann.  Excavation and construction for the Woodstone Overpass is expected to begin soon.  Traffic along the north outer road west of Jungermann will be reduced to one lane with flagger control for water line installation between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm.    

Route 94 from Route J to Route 67Contractor will be performing shoulder work Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weather permitting. 

Route 40 between Lake St. Louis Blvd and I-70 Crews will continue working on the north outer road between Lake St. Louis and Dauphine Road, including work on the outer road bridge over Lake St. Louis.  They plan to have the north outer road open to traffic before the end of the year. This $23 million project upgrades Route 40 between Lake St. Louis Boulevard and Interstate 70 to interstate standards. Crews are completing work on the north outer road for the project. The overall project should be completed in spring 2010. Once upgrades are complete Rte. 40/61 will be designated as Interstate 64 from the city of St. Louis to I-70 in St. Charles County.

Route 364 between Jungs Station Road and Jungermann Road- The contractor is now focused on removing the old bypass pavement and continue grading operations for Route 364.  In the meantime, traffic is still routed to the north and south outer roadways until Route 364 pavement is completed sometime in mid 2010. This is the first section of Phase 2 Route 364. This job includes grading, concrete pavement, drainage, and a steel girder bridge at Harvester Road.  

 

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Jefferson County

Highway 110 at Fischer Branch (Outside of DeSoto)- On a two-lane undivided highway, one of the two lanes will be closed producing a one lane two-way operation at the bridge with flaggers on Tuesday, February 2 through Friday, February 5 between the hours of 7am and 3pm.  Repairs will be made to the concrete bridge approaches.  Upon completion of repairs, both lanes and both ends of the bridge will be repaired.  All work is weather permitting.

*Interstate 55 at Route M- Crews have closed the southbound entrance ramp at Interstate 55 and Route M in Jefferson County. The ramp will remain closed for approximately one year while a new southbound on-ramp is constructed in its new location at the roundabout. Motorists accessing Interstate 55 southbound from Route M will be detoured to Route 61/67 to access Interstate 55 south at Route Z until the new ramp is completed.  The contractor will have daytime off-peak lanes closures on the southbound off ramp of I-55 to Route M for roadway construction. The contractor has constructed a temporary by-pass on southbound Metropolitan Road for future construction of the roundabout. Traffic will be moved onto this bypass this week to allow construction of the roundabout. Drainage structure work started at Marriott Lane. The traffic lanes on Route 67 at Buck Creek have been reconfigured to 10½-foot lanes during construction of the Highway Patrol staging area to work in conjunction with the virtual weigh scale on the Route 67 southbound ramp.  Drivers should heed message boards and signs for closure and detour information.

Route 30 between Route B and the Jefferson/Franklin County line- Work for this project is substantially complete. The contractor will return in the spring for some pavement corrections. The reconstruction project consists of repaving, adding paved shoulders and rumble strips. It also includes a left turn lane at Route Y.

Route 21 (Tesson Ferry) at Meramec River – The current southbound lane of Route 21 has shifted to the left so the final stage of existing bridge deck can be reconstructed. Traffic is restricted to one lane traffic in each direction.  This $1.96 million project will replace the bridge deck on the Route 21 (Tesson Ferry Road) bridge over the Meramec River at the St. Louis County/Jefferson County line. This project is expected to be completed in spring 2010. 

Route MM between Route 21 and Geerdes Road- Excavation work continues in front of House Springs Intermediate School. Flaggers may be in place for trucks entering and leaving the roadway.  Utility work is also in progress between Sycamore Springs and Main/ Hillsboro-House Springs Road Road. This job includes pavement, drainage, grading and box culvert extensions on two section of Route MM between Route 21 and Route 30 and is scheduled to be complete in fall of 2010.

 

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Franklin County

*Interstate 44 bridge over Winsel Creek-   Crews will close one lane westbound at the Winsel Creek bridge (west of Sullivan) from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday for work on the shoulder of the bridge, weather permitting. Crews will begin milling operations between Dinky Rd. and Golden Arrow Rd. in order to construct the I-44 by-pass that will be used during the replacement of the westbound I-44 bridge at Winsel Creek.  This project will also improve the I-44 eastbound bridge at Winsel Creek, but no bridge deck replacement work will be performed this week.  These bridges are located between Stanton, MO and Sullivan, MO at approximately mile marker 228. 

 

Interstate 44 from east of the intersection of Route 100 to east of the intersection of Route OO near Pacific – The Prime Contractor, Fred Weber, Inc., has begun working on coring the pavement for preliminary survey work in the eastbound lanes from 9:00am – 5:00pm.  They plan on working on the westbound lanes from 6:00am to 3:00 p.m. starting January 25.  Survey work is scheduled to be completed by February 15.  This project is funded using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money. This project consists of grading, drainage improvements, pavement replacement and median closures on Interstate 44 between Pacific and the Route 100 (Washington) exit.

Route 50 (Union, MO)- The week of Jan. 25th, Millstone Bangert plans to continue working on the box culvert on the west end of the job.  This is all weather permitting.  There should be no impact to traffic during these operations due to work being performed outside the shoulder limits. This work is part of the Route 50 Widening project, which MoDOT will widen the existing two-lane Route 50 to five lanes from Route 47 South in Union to east of Denmark Road/Progress Parkway. MoDOT will add two additional lanes to the south and one additional lane to the north of the existing two-lane roadway. Motorists can expect various lane closures throughout this project. Two-way traffic will be maintained over the existing two-lane or widened pavement. Construction began in summer 2009 and is expected to be complete in October 2010. The Route 50 Widening project was awarded to Millstone Bangert, Inc., as a cost-share project with Franklin County and the City of Union for approximately $4.3 million.

Business Loop I-44/ Osage St in Pacific, MO- Crews are working in several locations on storm sewer installations. The center left turn lane on Osage is closed in various locations to shift traffic to two thru lanes.  Expect some traffic congestion due to the left turn lane closure.  Work also includes pouring concrete at the Viaduct St. intersection.  Crews are also constructing concrete curb and gutter from Osage St. to Lamar St.  Work is scheduled to be completed by May 20, 2011. Work is scheduled to be completed by May 20, 2011.

Bridge on Route 47 over the Missouri River Expect occasional lanes closures controlled by flagman during off peak times to allow crews access for clean-up operations. The 20-ton weight limit has been removed. MoDOT and St. Louis Bridge Construction Company have been working together to reduce as much impact to motorists as possible. This work consists of bridge rehabilitation at the Franklin/Warren County line in the City of Washington, the total length of the improvement being 0.485 mile.

 

Route 100 east of South Point Rd. to Route I-44 (Washington, MO) Stage 2 construction at the Dubois Creek Bridge started this January and traffic has been moved to the newly completed North side, as work progresses on the south side.  Excavation operations and roadway sub base installation continues throughout the project.  This project will widen Route 100 from the City of Washington going east to Route I-44. This work is part of the Route 100 widening project, which is part of a cost-share partnership between MoDOT and the city of Washington. The $21.1 million dollar project will add two additional lanes on Route 100 from Interstate 44 to Route 47. The widening project is expected to be complete in June 2010.

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