I-70 roadwork a preview for Blanchette shutdown
View Larger MapMotorists on Interstate 70 will get a little taste - starting this weekend - of what life will be like when the westbound lanes of the busy Blanchette Bridge are closed in November.
View ArticleFirst Day Of Blanchette Bridge Closure Goes Smoothly
This morning marked the first rush hour since all westbound lanes of the Blanchette Bridge were closed late yesterday afternoon for a year-long construction project.
View ArticleMo. Senate opts for highway study over I-70 toll road debate
It appears unlikely that Missouri lawmakers will pass any legislation this year that would turn Interstate Highway 70 into a toll road.Senate Transportation Chairman Bill Stouffer (R, Napton) says the...
View ArticleWhat MoDOT Cuts Mean For STL Construction Projects
The Missouri Department of Transportation's budget for capital improvement will drop by nearly half in 2013.In each of the last five years, MoDOT has had close to $1.3 billion to spend statewide on...
View ArticleMHTC Chairman Proposes 1-Cent Sales Tax To Fund Mo.'s Transportation Needs
The head of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has unveiled a plan for funding the state’s aging highways and bridges.
View ArticleSt. Charles Residents To Choose From Fifth Street Gateway Project Options
Pedestrians using Fifth Street in St. Charles may see more accessible streets in their future.Three different proposals of the Fifth Street Gateway Project will be presented at an open house Wednesday...
View ArticleArch Grounds Redevelopment Begins With Official Groundbreaking
National and state leaders broke ground Friday on the first phase of the CityArchRiver 2015 plan to revitalize the Gateway Arch grounds.Two members of President Obama’s cabinet—Interior Secretary Sally...
View ArticleCommuters Slow To Adapt To New Bridge
Commuters are taking a while to warm up to the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River.Traffic on the bridge, which carries I-70 north of downtown St. Louis, is estimated to...
View ArticleNixon Promotes Tolls Along Interstate 70 To Pay For Improvements
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is calling for state highway officials to examine the possibility of imposing tolls on parts of Interstate 70 – and to report back to him before the end of this month.In a...
View ArticleMoDOT Report Explores Adding Tolls To I-70
Drivers traveling the I-70 corridor in Missouri could experience stop and go traffic by the year 2030 if the interstate is not expanded. That’s according to a new Missouri Department of Transportation...
View ArticleMorning headlines: January 23, 2012
MoDOT Director: Wouldn't take public vote to rebuild I-70 using tolls
View ArticleMoDOT Director: Toll roads only option if state wants to rebuild I-70 right now
The head of the Missouri Department of Transportation says charging tolls on Interstate 70 is the only real option for funding reconstruction of the highway, if the state wants to do something about it...
View ArticleMo. senator files proposal to allow tolls on I-70
A central Missouri lawmaker has filed legislation that would allow Interstate 70 to be turned into a toll road.The measure would allow the state Department of Transportation to contract with a private...
View ArticleNixon: voters should decide on tolls along I-70
Gov. Jay Nixon says voters should decide whether to install tolls along Interstate 70, though he would not say if he supports the idea.
View ArticleMorning headlines: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Commission approves Pevely demolitionSt. Louis University has received approval from the city Planning Commission to demolish the historic Pevely Dairy Complex. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that...
View ArticleMorning headlines: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Mo. lawmakers considering I-70 toll proposalsMissouri Department of Transportation Director Kevin Keith told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday that changes to the interstate, such as widening it to six...
View ArticleTransportation chief says I-70 is 'completely falling apart' and 'used up'
Stephen Miller wants Missourians to see Interstate 70 as more than just a way to travel from St. Louis to Kansas City – or as a means to get to the glorious statue of Jim the Wonder Dog in Marshall.The...
View ArticleSenate looks for way to fund highways before August deadline
It was only a few weeks after President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, establishing the Interstate Highway System, that Missouri awarded the first contract in...
View ArticleProminent protest couple faces additional charges for Monday's highway shutdown
Two of the most familiar faces on the front lines of protests in Ferguson and elsewhere are facing several charges for their conduct during a protest Monday on Interstate 70.Both Brittany Ferrell, 28,...
View ArticleNew design coming for busy I-70 interchange in St. Charles
The first I-70 interchange west of the Missouri River is getting an $18 million update. Construction starts next spring to replace Fifth Street’s partial cloverleaf interchange with a diverging...
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