ST. LOUIS – Drivers who use the Poplar Street Bridge to head into Illinois may want to consider other options next week as MoDOT crews inspect the eastbound Poplar Street Bridge next Monday and Tuesday.
Weather permitting, crews will close the ramp from northbound I-55/eastbound I-44 to the Poplar Street Bridge starting at 6 a.m. Monday February 13. The ramp will reopen by 3 p.m. before the start of evening rush.
If necessary, crews will also close the ramp Tuesday, February 14, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To avoid the closure, drivers should consider using the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge on I-70; I-255/I-270; or the Martin Luther King or Eads bridges in St. Louis City. The marked detour route will continue on eastbound I-44 to Washington Avenue, continue along Lumiere Place Boulevard and turn onto the Martin Luther King Bridge into Illinois.
If the work is canceled due to weather, it will be pushed to February 20 and 21.
For additional work zone information and real-time roadway weather conditions, go to http://traveler.modot.org/map. For real time traffic, visit www.gatewayguide.com. All work is weather permitting and may be shifted due to inclement weather.
Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:
- I-44, St. Louis County, the connection from the north outer road to northbound Route 141 will be closed until summer 2017. Drivers can detour by using the new roundabout, the south outer road and Maritz Drive.
- Route 366, St. Louis County, one lane closed westbound from Sunset Office Drive to S. Geyer Road through spring 2017.
Please see the list of daily road closures, weather permitting:
Thursday, February 9
- I-170, St. Louis County, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., one right lane closed southbound at Frost.
- Route 30, St. Louis County, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed eastbound and westbound from Route 21 to Baptist Church Road.
- Route 141, St. Louis County, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed on the outer road under Route 141 from the commuter lot to Valley Park Road.
- Route 370, St. Charles County, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., one right lane closed eastbound at Truman.
Friday, February 10
- Route 141, St. Louis County, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed on the outer road under Route 141 from the commuter lot to Valley Park Road.
Saturday, February 11
- No scheduled lane closures.
Sunday, February 12
- No scheduled lane closures.
Monday, February 13
- I-55, St. Louis City, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., the ramp from northbound to the eastbound Poplar Street Bridge into Illinois will be closed
- I-44, St. Louis County, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed eastbound at the Meramec River.
- Route 30, St. Louis County, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed eastbound and westbound from Route 21 to Baptist Church Road.
Tuesday, February 14
- I-55, St. Louis City, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., the ramp from northbound to the eastbound Poplar Street Bridge into Illinois will be closed.
- I-170, St. Louis County, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed southbound at Forest Park Parkway.
- Route 30, St. Louis County, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed eastbound and westbound from Route 21 to Baptist Church Road.
- Route 67, St. Louis County, 9 to 11 a.m., one lane closed in each direction through the Lindbergh Tunnel.
- I-44, Franklin County, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., one lane closed westbound from Route 47 to Route 30
Wednesday, February 15
- I-64, St. Louis City, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed eastbound across the Poplar Street Bridge into Illinois.
- I-170, St. Louis County, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed southbound at St. Charles Rock Road (Route 180).
- Route 30, St. Louis County, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed eastbound and westbound from Route 21 to Baptist Church Road.
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