ST. LOUIS - A significant winter storm on March 4-5 and a damaged crane on Clayton Road on March 7 increased morning and evening travel times during the past two weeks.

Again, motorists are highly encouraged to give themselves extra time during inclement weather, especially winter storms. During the past two weeks motorist assist operators responded to more than 600 incidents on traffic lanes - motorists are reminded to move their vehicle out of the driving lane when involved in a crash, if their vehicle is driveable.

"We're continuing to look at roads to try to fine tune our signal timing," said Tom Blair, MoDOT Assistant District Engineer.  "We continue to work with St. Louis County to further streamline Clayton Road between Lindbergh and Ballas and Brentwood between Manchester and the Galleria Parkway. After the crane blocked Clayton Road, traffic specialists adjusted signal timing along the roads which were impacted by additional traffic. We appreciate the patience and understanding that drivers across the region continue to exhibit."

Rush Period: 

• Morning
• Time = 6-9 a.m.
• Volumes peaked from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on interstates and 7:30-8:30 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):

• Interstate travel times
• I-270 westbound at Chain of Rocks, 10-12 minutes
• I-270 northbound from I-55 to I-44, 6-17 minutes
• I-270 northbound from I-44 to I-64, 7-9 minutes
• I-255 at Jefferson Barracks, 4 minutes
• I-70 eastbound from I-270 to I-170, 4-5 minutes
• I-70 eastbound from I-170 to downtown, 11-17 minutes
• I-44 eastbound from I-270 to downtown, 14-16 minutes
• I-55 northbound from I-270 to downtown, 12-16 minutes
• Route 141 at I-44
• Volumes were at the levels that they were prior to the closure - Volumes remained the same over the past two weeks
• 7-8 a.m. peak with heaviest area from Gravois to I-44, at 7:30 a.m.
• Page
• Volumes have increased 15 percent compared to before the closure - Volumes remained the same from the end of February
• 7:30-8:30 a.m. peak
• Olive
• Volumes show a 5 percent increase at Fee Fee and 70 percent increase east of Ballas  compared to before the closure - volumes are up about 10 percent from the end of February
• 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 30 percent compared to before the closure - Volumes are up about 10 percent from the end of February
• 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
• Southbound volumes have increased 300 percent compared to before the closure; northbound volumes have decreased 30 percent compared to before the closure (these volumes were taken at Manchester). Volumes have increased about 10 percent from the end of February
• 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. peak for north and southbound, problem spot northbound Lindbergh through Kirkwood due to trains and heavy volumes at Lindbergh and Manchester.

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

• Interstates travel times
• I-270 eastbound at Chain of Rocks, 12-31 minutes
• I-270 southbound from I-70 to I-44, 15 to 87 minutes
• I-255 at Jefferson Barracks, 4 minutes
• I-70 westbound from I-270 to I-170, 4 minutes
• I-70 westbound from I-170 to downtown, 11-16 minutes
• I-44 westbound from I-270 to downtown, 14-15 minutes
• I-55 southbound from I-270 to downtown, 12-18 minutes
• Route 141
• Volumes are up about 5 percent since before the closure. Volumes have increased about 10 percent from the end of February
• 5:30-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area southbound from Big Bend to I-44
• Page
• Volumes have increased 20 percent compared to before the closure. Volumes have remained the same over the past two weeks
• 5:30-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area from Lindbergh and I-270
• Olive
• Volumes have decreased 10 percent at Fee Fee, and increased 20 percent compared to before the closure at Ballas Road. This is an increase of about 5 percent from the end of February
• 5-5:30p.m. peak with heaviest area from Lindbergh to I-270
• Manchester
• Volumes have increased 20 percent compared to before the closure.  Volumes have increased by about 5 percent from the end of February
• 5:30-6 p.m. peak with various spots of heavier flow from Hanley to Route 141
• Lindbergh
• Southbound volumes have decreased 50 percent in both directions compared to before the closure (these volumes were taken at Manchester).
• 4-6 p.m. peak with heaviest area southbound from Ladue to Clayton and in Kirkwood to
  I-44

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