ST. LOUIS – Drivers who use the ramp from the north outer road near the Route 66 State Park around Lewis Road to head west on Interstate 44 will need to determine alternate routes, starting next week, as crews close a ramp through late 2023.
As part of bridge rehabilitation work on the bridges crossing the Meramec west of Lewis Road, crews will close the ramp from Lewis Road to westbound I-44, starting at 9 a.m. March 6. The ramp and the ramp lane allowing traffic to accelerate to highway speed heading west will be closed during rehabilitation work on the bridges over the Meramec.
The ramp is expected to remain closed through the end of summer, due to anticipated restrictions and shifted traffic as crews complete the necessary work on the bridges.
The marked detour for the closure will be to take Interstate 44 eastbound to Antire Road (Exit 269), cross over the interstate and get on westbound I-44.
In addition, crews will close one lane on Lewis Road under the interstate to complete preventative maintenance on the interstate bridge over the roadway, starting Monday, March 6 at 7 a.m. The lane will remain closed around the clock through mid-April. One lane under the bridge will remain open. A signal will direct traffic between Bussen Quarry Road and the North Outer Road.