ST. CHARLES COUNTY – Drivers using eastbound I-70 may experience delays as the Interstate 70 Blanchette Missouri River Bridge rehabilitation project begins Monday night, May 16, weather permitting. Crews will apply epoxy to the bridge driving surface.
Two right lanes of eastbound I-70 are expected to close Monday, May 16, Tuesday, May 17, Wednesday, May 18, and Thursday, May 19 nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. All work is weather permitting.
Motorists are encouraged to use Route 370 and Route 364 as alternate routes. Drivers can also use Route 364 to Arena Parkway. The closest alternate to 5th Street and I-70 is just one mile away at Route 94. Commercial vehicles are encouraged to use I-70 to Route 370 to I-270 to cross the St. Louis region.
This epoxy work is part of the rehabilitation project that began in summer 2020 involving the structure and truss. Due to an unforeseen nationwide material supply issue, the epoxy deck sealing for the driving surface could not be completed at that time.
For more information on the I-70 Blanchette Bridge Project, go to: https://www.modot.org/interstate-70-blanchette-missouri-river-bridge-project
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