ST. LOUIS – To avoid potential weather, MoDOT has shifted times on work on a section of I-44/I-55 that will significantly impact drivers in downtown St. Louis this weekend.
Starting at 8 p.m. tonight, crews will close the ramp from the westbound Poplar Street Bridge to westbound I-44/southbound I-55. The ramp from westbound Poplar Street Bridge to Walnut will also be closed. The detour for the ramp closure will be to take eastbound I-44 to Washington Avenue, make a U-turn under the interstate and get back on westbound I-44/southbound I-55.
Starting at 11 p.m. tonight, crews will:
- Close all but one lane on westbound I-44 between Broadway and Park. Only one lane will be open.
- Close the ramp from southbound Memorial to westbound I-44/southbound I-55.
- Close the ramp from westbound I-44/southbound I-55 to 7th Street. The detour for this ramp is to take the 12th Street/Gravois exit.
When the lanes and ramps reopen late Saturday evening, drivers will have only one lane open on the ramp from the westbound Poplar Street Bridge to westbound I-44/southbound I-55. They will also have three 10-foot lanes on westbound I-44/southbound I-55 between the Poplar Street Bridge and the I-44/I-55 interchange. The lanes will remain this way until the bridge work on westbound I-44/southbound I-55 is completed in July.
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