MRB PROJECT IMPACTING DTOWN STL

ST LOUIS -  Work on the Mississippi River Bridge will significantly impact traffic in the downtown St. Louis area in October. Various closures are scheduled for bridge demolition and construction work.

October 3 – MoDOT will close the I-70 express lanes at 9 a.m.  The lanes will remain closed until mid-December.  This closure is a part of constructing the new ramps between I-70 and the new Mississippi River Bridge. For more details, click here.

October 7 – MoDOT will metformin weight loss dosage reopen the Cass Avenue Bridge over I-70. The Cass Avenue Bridge closed in 2007 because of safety concerns and was demolished in February 2010.  Work started on a new bridge earlier this year, and the bridge will reopen after a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting on the bridge. Drivers will be able to use the new Cass Bridge to cross over I-70 later that afternoon.

October 7-10 – MoDOT will close the Howard and 9th Street bridge over I-70 to remove it. The department will need to close Interstate 70 between 10th Street and the Poplar Street Bridge during the demolition. The interstate will close at 8 p.m. October 7 and not reopen until 5 a.m. October 10.  The ramps from the Poplar Street Bridge to both I-70 and Memorial Drive will be closed while the interstate is closed. More details are here. If possible, drivers should use I-64 and I-170 to detour around the closure.  There will be a detour for local traffic that involves several miles of city roadway and about a dozen city traffic signals. If you cannot avoid the area, this is the detour

Finally, crews will permanently close the 10th Street ramp from eastbound I-70 (exit 249A) at 9 a.m. on October 10.  Closing this ramp lets crews start constructing the new ramps between I-70 and the new Mississippi River Bridge.  Those people who normally use the 10th Street ramp cam use the next exit (Broadway) to access that area. Here is the detour for the ramp closure