ST. LOUIS – Drivers who use U.S. Route 61 in St. Charles County should be aware of traffic changes starting next week. Crews will close one lane on northbound U.S. 61 before Grothe Road on Monday, August 13 at 8 p.m. When the lanes reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday, August 14 the new ramp from Route P to northbound U.S. 61 will be open and the northbound lane shift will be removed. There will still be no direct access from Route P to southbound U.S. 61 or from southbound U.S. 61 to Route P.
In addition, the crossover at Peine Road will be closed to northbound U.S. 61 traffic. Motorists will have to use the crossover at Granville/McHugh Drive to turn around.
Then on Tuesday, August 14 at 8 p.m. Peine Road will close at Peine Loop Road. Those that live east of Peine Loop Drive, including on Hill Drive, will still be able to directly access northbound and southbound U.S. 61 but those that live west of Peine Loop Road will have to use Peine Loop Road to access U.S. 61.
All work is weather permitting and may be shifted due to inclement weather. The work is part of a project to improve safety on U.S. 61. In addition to the overpass that will serve Route P and Peine Road, the crossovers at Grothe Road and at both Granville Drives will be closed and merging and turning lanes will also be extended. The project is expected to be completed next summer. For more information on the project go to http://www.modot.org/stlouis/major_projects/Route61SafetyProject.htm.