ST. LOUIS – Drivers heading to activities downtown or to Illinois this weekend should use I-64, I-55, I-44 or Metro as MoDOT will close a section of I-70 north of St. Louis City.
In addition, the express lanes close Thursday, December 13 at 9 a.m. and will remain closed for a month.
During the closure, crews will be removing the pedestrian bridge over the interstate north of Madison Street.
Crews will close I-70 in both directions between Salisbury and Madison, starting at 8 p.m. The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge will remain open, but drivers will only be able to exit into the city at Tucker.
Specifically, crews will close:
- The ramps from Biddle Street and 3rd Street to eastbound I-44 will close, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 14.
- Eastbound I-70 and westbound I-44 at Salisbury at 8 p.m. Friday, December 14.
- Eastbound I-44 and westbound I-70 at the Madison Street/St. Louis Avenue exit at 8:30 p.m. Friday, December 14.
Detours for the interstate closure will be marked.
Two lanes of westbound I-70/westbound I-44 closure will reopen by noon Saturday, December 15. All remaining interstate lanes, except for the express lanes, will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, December 17. The express lanes will reopen in mid-January.
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