ST. LOUIS – Drivers who use Interstate 270 in St. Louis County should be allow extra time or consider alternate routes to avoid several ramp closures on the corridor this weekend.
Weather permitting, crews will close the ramps from southbound I-270 to eastbound I-64 (Exit 12A) and from northbound I-270 to westbound I-64 (Exit 12) for pavement repairs on the ramps. Ramps close on Friday, June 16 at 9 p.m. and will reopen on Monday, June 19 by 5 a.m. The ramp to eastbound I-64 at Exit 12 will remain open.
The detour route for the southbound I-270 to eastbound I-64 ramp will be to take westbound I-64 to Mason Road (Exit 24), cross over the interstate and head eastbound on I-64. The detour route for the northbound I-270 to westbound I-64 ramp will be to head east on I-64, exit at Spoede (Exit 27) and get back onto westbound I-64.
Additionally, crews will close the ramp from eastbound I-270 to Lemay Ferry and northbound I-55 (Exit 1A) to work on guardrail and coat the steel girders over the ramps, weather permitting.
The ramp closes on Friday, June 16 at 9 p.m. and will reopen on Monday, June 19 by 5 a.m. The exit to southbound I-55 at Exit 1A will remain open.
The detour for this closure will be to continue east on I-255 and take the second Lemay Ferry ramp (Exit 15). For northbound I-55, drivers can get back on westbound I-255 to take the ramp to northbound I-55.
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