Alternate Routes: Open Highway 40 to Bicycles in 2008 (Updated)
The impending closure of Highway 40 from Brentwood Blvd to Ballas in 2008 has led planners to look for any way to squeeze more cars onto the nearby side streets. From the $1 million in West County road...
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Alternate Route: Bikes and Gated Streets
Things are getting heated up regarding alternate routes to the Highway 40 shutdown next year. Westwood Village trustees threatened to gate off Conway Road, prompting a response from St. Louis County...
View ArticleAlternate Route: Major Ramp Closure this Weekend (Updated)
With two major closures coming up in August, it’s time to start practicing those alternate routes. The first closure will be this weekend, when the ramp from Westbound 40 to Northbound I-170 will be...
View ArticleAlternate Routes: Biggest Closure of the Year
Starting at 10PM tonight through 5AM Monday morning, Highway 40/I-64 will be shutdown from Hanley to Clayton/Skinker for demolition of three overpasses. Officials are calling this the most disruptive...
View ArticleLatest Shutdown a Non-Issue?
The latest “major” shutdown of the Highway 40 construction project is the closure of the Westbound Highway 40 to Northbound I-170 ramp, starting tonight and lasting for 10 days. The past few major...
View ArticlePrediction: Eager Road becomes parking lot in 2008
Today, Gateway Constructors and MoDOT announced the official plans for the Highway 40/I-64 shutdown on January 2, 2008. Perhaps it was wishful thinking on my part, but I expected that Brentwood access...
View ArticlePrediction: I-270 Bears the Brunt of the Highway 40 Construction (Updated)
With the January 2nd shutdown of Highway 40/I-64 just two months away, the conventional wisdom is that the major traffic headaches will be seen on roads that parallel the closed portion of the highway....
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Wash U, Downtown to Introduce Car Sharing Program
A few months ago at a breakfast on employer strategies for the Highway 40/I-64 shutdown, I had the opportunity to hear how Washington University is handling the construction and their general parking...
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Yes, Virginia, There is an Official Detour
Earlier this year, MoDOT insisted there would not be an official published detour for the closure of Highway 40 in 2008. But indeed, there is one: Eastbound, it’s north on I-270, east on I-70, then...
View ArticleSummary of Highway 40 Shutdown Trouble Spots
In preparation for “Manic Monday”, I thought readers might appreciate a summary of the trouble spots seen so far with the Highway 40 (I-64) shutdown. As you know, things haven’t been all that bad so...
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