ST. LOUIS - After more than 100 days since the closure of I-64, the traffic volumes on the region's interstates and major roads have stabilized. The major problems are on the major roads during the peak one hour in the a.m. and one hour in the p.m.
"Motorists have changed their driving times back to pre-closure peak times. This compression has increased congestion," said Lesley Hoffarth, MoDOT I-64 project director. "We are receiving more complaints about signal problems, but the signal timing hasn't changed. If motorists can shift their driving time by as little as 30 minutes, they could have improved travel times."
Key trouble spots for peak morning congestion include:
- I-270 from Gravois to Manchester
- I-270 at Olive
- I-270 at Ladue
- I-170 at Page
- Brentwood between Manchester and Galleria Parkway
- Ballas between Conway and Clayton
Key trouble spots for peak evening congestion:
- I-270 from Page to I-44
- Olive from Lindbergh to I-270
- Brentwood between Clayton and Eager
- Ballas between Conway and Clayton
Rush Period:
- Morning
- Time = 6-8:30 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 4:30-5:30 p.m. on arterial roads
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Summary of morning rush Interstate travel times
- I-270 westbound at Chain of Rocks, 10-14 minutes
- I-270 northbound from I-55 to I-44, 6-14 minutes
- I-270 northbound from I-44 to I-64, 7-10 minutes
- I-255 at Jefferson Barracks, 4 minutes
- I-70 eastbound from I-270 to I-170, 4-7 minutes
- I-70 eastbound from I-170 to downtown, 11-13 minutes
- I-44 eastbound from I-270 to downtown, 14-16 minutes
- I-55 northbound from I-270 to downtown, 12-16 minutes
Summary of Morning Rush Major Street Travel Times | | | | | |
Segment | Travel Times at 7:30 AM | Travel Times at 6:30 AM | Time Saved by Shifting 1 hour |
| Before | Week of 4/7 | Week of 4/7 | |
Route 141 - 44 to 40/64 | 14 min | 13 min | 11 min | 2 min |
Page - 270 to 170 | 13 min | 12 min | 8 min | 4 min |
Olive - 141 to 170 | 22 min | 22 min | 12 min | 10 min |
Manchester - 141 to Hanley | 25 min | 24 min | 19 min | 5 min |
SB Lindbergh - 70 to 44 | 24 min | 28 min | 21 min | 7 min |
NB Lindbergh - 44 to 70 | 28 min | 32 min | 24 min | 8 min |
Summary of evening rush interstate travel times:
- I-270 eastbound at Chain of Rocks, 12-35 minutes
- I-270 southbound from I-70 to I-44, 15 to 18 minutes
- I-255 at Jefferson Barracks, 4 minutes
- I-70 westbound from I-170 to I-270, 4 minutes
- I-70 westbound from downtown to I-170, 11-15 minutes
- I-44 westbound from downtown to I-270, 14 minutes
- I-55 southbound from downtown to I-270, 12-16 minutes
Summary of Evening Rush Major Street Travel Times | | | | |
Segment | Travel Times at 4:30 PM | Travel Times at 3:30 PM | Time Saved by Shifting 1 hour |
| Before | Week of 4/7 | Week of 4/7 | |
Route 141 - 40/64 to44 | 19 min | 17 min | 12 min | 5 min |
Page - 170 to 270 | 13 min | 12 min | 11 min | 1 min |
Olive - 170 to 141 | 22 min | 23 min | 16 min | 7 min |
Manchester - Hanley to 141 | 38 min | 24 min | 23 min | 1 min |
SB Lindbergh - 44 to 70 | 33 min | 28 min | 24 min | 4 min |
NB Lindbergh - 70 to 44 | 28 min | 23 min | 23 min | 0min |
For more information on the I-64 project, visit http://www.thenewi64.org/, and for real-time traffic information, visit http://www.gatewayguide.com/.
