ST. LOUIS – Drivers heading into or out of the city of St. Louis or Illinois should use alternate routes the weekend of July 9-12 as crews will close both directions of I-64 between Grand and I-44 to set girders for the Ewing bridge over the interstate.
Drivers should consider Interstate 44 or Interstate 70 to get to the city. They may consider Interstate 270 or Interstate 255, as well, to get to Illinois. The work is weather dependent.
Crews will start closing ramps in both directions of I-64 between Grand and I-44 starting at 6:30 p.m, Friday, July 9, including the ramps from Broadway, 10th Street and 14th Street. Crews will start closing lanes in both directions of I-64 at 7 p.m., with all lanes being closed by 8 p.m. for the girder placement. Detour routes for the closure will be marked. Eastbound drivers will use Market/Bernard, Jefferson, Cass and I-70 to detour. Westbound drivers will use I-44, Jefferson and Market as detours.
Interstate lanes as well as entrance and exit ramps, including the Market Street exit (Exit 34B) are scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, July 12. The eastbound and westbound I-64 lanes that are currently closed, will remain closed after this weekend.
This is one of two scheduled closures along I-64 this month – the second, to set girders for the 22nd Street bridge is currently planned for the weekend of July 23-26. More details on that closure will be shared closer to that date.
For more details on the overall project, please visit: https://www.modot.org/i-64-jefferson-interchange.
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