ST. LOUIS - Traffic flow on the region's roads continues to flow well in both morning and evening rush hour for the week of January 14 - 18. 

Rush Period: 

• Morning
• Time = 6-9 a.m.
• Volumes peaked from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on interstates and 7:30-8 a.m. on arterials
• Evening
• Time = 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Volumes peaked from 5 - 6 p.m. on interstates and 4-6 p.m. on arterial roads

Summary of morning rush peak times (avoiding these peak times will shorten travel times):

• I-270
• 6:30-7:30 a.m. peak with heaviest area from I-55 to I-44
• Route 141 at I-44
• Volumes have increased 10 percent compared to before the closure
• 7-8 a.m. peak with heaviest area from Gravois to I-44, at 7:30 a.m.
• Page
• Volumes have increased 10 percent compared to before the closure
• 7:30-8:30 a.m. peak
• Olive
• Volumes have increased 5 percent compared to before the closure
• 7:30-8:30 a.m. peak, exit ramps at I-270 are backing up to Ladue going northbound and to Page going southbound
• Manchester
• Volumes have increased 10 percent compared to before the closure
• 7:30-8:30 a.m. peak time from Route 141 to Hanley, heaviest area is Lindbergh and Manchester intersection and Brentwood and Manchester intersection
• Lindbergh
• 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. peak for north and southbound, problem spot northbound Lindbergh through Kirkwood due to trains
• Ballas and Clayton intersection
• 7:15 to 8 a.m. peak

Summary of evening rush peak times (avoiding these peak times will shorten travel times):

• I-270
• 5-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area southbound from Ladue to Dougherty Ferry
• Route 141
• Volumes have increased 5 percent compared to before the closure
• 5:30-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area southbound from Big Bend to I-44
• Page
• Volumes have increased 10 percent compared to before the closure
• 5:30-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area from Lindbergh and I-270
• Olive
• Volumes have decreased 10 percent compared to before the closure
• 5-5:30p.m. peak with heaviest area from Lindbergh to I-270
• Manchester
• Volumes have increased 20 percent compared to before the closure
• 5:30-6 p.m. peak with various spots of heavier flow from Hanley to Route 141
• Lindbergh
• 4-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area southbound from Ladue to Clayton and in Kirkwood to
  I-44

General St. Louis County road observations:

• Clayton Road has doubled in volumes
• Ladue Road has increased by 85 percent
• Forest Park Parkway has increased by 30 percent, with 50 percent increase during peak
• Most congested intersections during the peak morning and evening rush are:
• Brentwood and Manchester
• Hanley and Eager
• Ballas and Clayton

Metro information:

• Increased in ridership appears to be holding since the closure.

For more information on the I-64 project, visit www.thenewi64.org, and for real-time traffic information, visit www.gatewayguide.com.

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