Monday, November 21, 2011
The Transportation for America report calling Missouri bridges the seventh worst in nation is much ado about nothing, according to MoDOT engineers.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
A recent study ranked Missouri seventh worst in the United States for the overall condition of its bridges. But there’s no need to hold your breath while crossing bridges in the St. Louis region or throughout the state, said Mark Croarkin, a bridge maintenance engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation. “They included two categories in that list, bridges that are structurally deficient and bridges that are functionally obsolete,” Croarkin said. “There’s not necessarily any problems with bridges that are functionally obsolete.” Bridges by the numbers In the St. Louis region, 121 of the 180 bridges (see list in photo section) on the Transportation for America list were functionally obsolete, not structurally deficient. A list of …
Friday, September 16, 2011
After a stall last week due to rain, MoDOT to close lanes of eastbound and westbound Interstate 270 between Lindbergh Boulevard and Interstate 170 this weekend.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and its contractor, Pace Construction Company, will close twill close several lanes of eastbound and westbound Interstate 270 between Lindbergh Boulevard and Interstate 170 this weekend starting Friday. A MoDOT statement said the closing of this stretch of highway, which goes through Hazelwood, will be weather permitting. Crews will close one eastbound lane beginning at 9 p.m. Friday. A second lane will close Friday and Saturday between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. Two lanes will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Crews will close two lanes of westbound I-270 at 9 p.m. Friday, to restripe lanes for a traffic shift. Only one lane will be closed westbound from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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. Access to eastbound I-270 from both northbound and southbound Lindbergh Boulevard will be closed during the weekend lane closures. Suggested detours: The work is part of the bridge …
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Lane closures set to occur on the weekends the next two or three months, according to MoDOT.
August 19 update, 6 p.m.- The bridge work is postponed this weekend on Interstate-270, eastbound, between Lindbergh and Interstate-170, according to Eve Black with MoDOT. Earlier Article: 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. All lanes are expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, according to MoDOT. The work is…
