MoDOT St.Louis Area District News Release

Linda Wilson, Community Relations Manager (314) 340-4117

July 18, 2008

I-64 Regional Traffic Weekly Rush Briefing – July 18

July 1 to July 11 rush information

ST. LOUIS - Mid-way through the year of the five-mile closure of I-64 from I-270 to I-170, a review of traffic information shows traffic is light with summer schedules, vacations and no school. On the interstates, travel times and volumes are the same as the month of June, which is slightly less than May. On the arterial roads, travel times and volumes are down a little more than June and also less than May.

"We have had several major crashes on I-270 in North County and on I-64/Route 40 in West County during the past two weeks that have greatly affected traffic," said Assistant District Engineer Tom Blair. "Motorists are advised to slow down and be attentive while driving, especially paying attention to the changing conditions of traffic during rush hours."

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

See the summary of morning and evening rush on the major arterial roads for the first two weeks of July:
July 1-July 11 Traffic Volumes
Summary of Morning Rush Period Volumes:

Segment
Volume
percent change
Peak Hr Vol


Before
7/2

7/9
Route 141 North of I-44
-5%
7400
7000
7000
Page at Schuetz
5%/10%
7300
7600
8100
Olive at Ballas
60%
3100
5000
5100
Manchester at Lindbergh
15%/10%
3300
3900
3600
Southbound Lindbergh at Manchester
300%
900
3200
3100
Northbound Lindbergh at Manchester
-50%
2400
1300
1200

Summary of Evening Rush Period Volumes:

Segment
Volume
percent change
Peak Hr Vol


Before
7/2

7/9
Route 141 North of I-44
-20%
8900
7500
7500
Page at Schuetz
10%/15%
8900
9800
10500
Olive at Ballas
15%/15%
6500
7700
7700
Manchester at Lindbergh
25%/10%
2600
3400
2900
Southbound Lindbergh at Manchester
-50%/-60%
4300
2300
1800
Northbound Lindbergh at Manchester
-35%
2300
800
800

Travel Times Week of 7/7/2008
Summary of Morning Rush Period Travel Times

Segment
Travel Times at 7:30 AM
Travel Times at 6:30 AM
Time Saved by Shifting 1 hour

Before
Week of 7/7
Week of 7/7

Route 141 - 44 to 40/64
14 min
12 min
10 min
2 min
Page - 270 to 170
13 min
11 min
9 min
2 min
Olive - 141 to 170
22 min
17 min
13 min
4 min
Manchester - 141 to Hanley
25 min
23 min
17 min
6 min
SB Lindbergh - 70 to 44
24 min
21 min
22 min
-1 min
NB Lindbergh - 44 to 70
28 min
27 min
23 min
4 min

Summary of Evening Rush Period Travel Times

Segment
Travel Times at 5:00 PM
Travel Times at 4:00 PM
Time Saved by Shifting 1 hour

Before
Week of 7/7
Week of 7/7

Route 141 - 40/64 to44
19 min
13 min
12 min
1 min
Page - 170 to 270
13 min
10 min
8 min
2 min
Olive - 170 to 141
22 min
18 min
17 min
1 min
Manchester - Hanley to 141
38 min
25 min
23 min
2 min
SB Lindbergh - 44 to 70
33 min
24 min
23 min
1 min
NB Lindbergh - 70 to 44
28 min
27 min
24 min
3 min

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