ST LOUIS – People using the I-44 corridor between Kingshighway and Grand should prepare for traffic changes next week.
All work is weather permitting and may be shifted due to changes in the weather forecast.
Crews will move three lanes of eastbound traffic between Tower Grove and Grand onto the westbound lanes of I-44 after Monday, April 9, morning rush, weather permitting, as part of continuing work to renovate or replace several bridges,
Crews are also expecting to close 39th Street under the interstate on Tuesday, April 10, again weather permitting, to remove the interstate bridge. 39th Street will remain closed to all traffic for at least a week as crews demolish the old bridge. Vehicle traffic may detour on Grand or Tower Grove, pedestrian and cycling traffic can use Thurman as a detour route.
This work replaces interstate bridges at Kingshighway, Thurman and 39th Street and rehabilitates interstate bridges over Vandeventer, Tower Grove and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Ultimately, the department will close one lane in each direction and shift traffic around the bridge work through early 2020.
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