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MoDOT Closing Eastbound I-270 Lanes from Lindbergh Blvd. to I-170 Friday
Lane closures set to occur on the weekends the next two or three months, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and its contractor, Pace Construction Company, will close the left lane of eastbound Interstate 270 between Lindbergh Boulevard and Interstate 170 on weekends starting Friday.
A MoDOT statement said the closing of this stretch of highway, which goes through Hazelwood, will be weather permitting. Crews will close the left lane beginning at 9 p.m. and a second left lane will close Friday and Saturday between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday.
All lanes are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, according to MoDOT.
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Access to eastbound I-270 from both northbound and southbound Lindbergh Boulevard will be closed during the weekend lane closures.
Suggested detours:
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- Northbound Lindbergh traffic is advised to use Pershall Road to eastbound I-270.
- Southbound Lindbergh traffic is advised to use Taylor to Dunn Road to eastbound I-270.
- Eastbound I-70 traffic is advised to continue east on I-70 to northbound I-170.
The work is part of the bridge rehabilitation project for the Coldwater Creek bridges on eastbound and westbound I-270. Various lane closures will occur throughout the next two-to-three months for this project.
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