Traffic Ahead: Lanes Closed on I-64 and I-270, Work Zone Awareness Week

Get the latest on the roadways, from the Missouri Department of Transportation's weekly update.

Repairs on I-270 between Manchester and I-44 at night Crews continue to repair pavement on northbound and southbound I-270 between I-44 and Route 100 (Manchester Road) at night. Up to three lanes will be closed on southbound I-270 from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday and Friday. Up to three lanes will be closed on northbound I-270 from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Two I-64 eastbound lanes closed downtown weekday mornings Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close two lanes of eastbound Interstate 64 from 14th Street to 6th Street at 5 a.m. weekday mornings until early May to prepare the roadway for upcoming repair work. All ramps into downtown will remain open, and the lanes will reopen by 2 p.m. Striping continues…

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Traffic Ahead: I-270 Preparation Work to Begin, No Problems for Weekend Events

Missouri Department of Transportation crews have plenty of work scheduled during the next week but none of it will keep motorists from the Cardinals opening day on Friday or the Go! St. Louis Marathon on Sunday.

There will be lots of activity on I-270 next week as crews make pavement repairs then narrow lanes and install barrier to begin work to add a northbound lane between Interstate 44 and Manchester Road.  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday crews will close up to three lanes of northbound I-270 from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. in this area. Additionally, Sunday and Monday, crews will close up to two lanes on northbound I-270 off-ramp at Manchester to make pavement repairs. One lane will remain open on the ramp. The work is scheduled Sunday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and Monday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Maintenance crews continue taking advantage of the warm temperatures for striping, bridge flushing and pothole repairs. Drivers should be aware of slow-moving vehicles …

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MoDOT Unveils Plans to Expand I-270

A public meeting on Monday, Jan. 30 will reveal the preliminary construction plans and possible impact of the project.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will unveil plans for an Interstate-270 expansion project at a public meeting next week.  The meeting will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday Jan. 30 at the The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres, 63131. "The meeting is to discuss a project to improve the flow of traffic on Interstate 270 between Interstate 44 and Manchester Road by constructing an additional northbound through lane between I-44 and Manchester and an additional southbound through lane between Dougherty Ferry and I-44," MoDOT stated in a news release Monday. "Because of roadway restrictions, such as railroad bridges, this will mean narrowing all through lanes to 11 feet wide, similar to what was done on I-44 during the I-…

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Officials Cut Ribbon for I-270 and Page Interchange

The project was completed under budget and ahead of schedule.

All the dignitaries were on hand for the opening ribbon cutting of the new Interstate 270 and Page Avenue Interchange on Friday morning. According to MoDOT's press release the improvement “will provide relief to congestion along both northbound 270 and westbound Page/Route 364, as well as better access for drivers to cross the Missouri River.” The $22-million project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. The revised design placed the new ramp in a circular pattern around the interchange instead of the originally proposed flyover ramp in the middle. There is also room for a future ramp from westbound Page to southbound 270. County Executive Charlie Dooley said he liked that it was a “green” project, reusing existing asphalt and …

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MoDOT to Close Various Lanes on Southbound I-270

Several lanes will be closed between Dorsett Road and Page Avenue.

The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a press release that several lanes of southbound I-270 will be closed May 31. The lanes will begin to close at 8 p.m., according to the press release. Here's a run-down of what will be effected specifically. MoDOT expects through lanes to reopen by 5 a.m on June 1.

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Ownership Group Proposes New Development at Page and I-270

Owners' plan includes building skilled nursing, senior living, residential and office facilities

Property owners have proposed constructing an office building, skilled nursing facility, senior living center and a residential component near the Page Avenue and Interstate 270 interchange in Maryland Heights. The office building would possibly be a medical office. The ownership group, Cypress Land Iii, filed a rezoning request with the city to alter the current planned development.  The mixed-use development would be on 34.5 acres in the northwest quadrant of Page and I-270. “We feel we can develop the site ourselves without the assistance of an outside consultant,” Ben Stegmann, one of the site owners, told the Community Development Committee during a meeting Tuesday. The committee had planned to choose traffic and planning consultants …

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Kalen Ponche

3:25 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Sounds interesting. What's on the site now?   more ›

Maryland Heights Officials to Listen to Consultants' Ideas for Page and I-270 Development

Officials are searching for best use for acreage with limited access that lies along near highways

Maryland Heights officials will take another look the best use for the northwest quadrant of the Page Avenue and Interstate 270 interchange. The 34.5-acre tract of land along Basston Avenue is a wooded area just east of West Pointe Apartments and south of single-family housing on McKelvey Road. Four consultants likely will give presentations during the city’s Community Development and Neighborhood Preservation Committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, said Wayne Oldroyd, director of Community Development. Oldroyd said on Tuesday that the agenda for the March 1 meeting had not yet been set. The consultants will give presentations on the best uses for the land. Officials plan to select one of the consultants to advise them on the best use for …

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Part of Page Ave. to Close on Feb. 17

Construction crews to work on road from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will close a traffic lane at the I-270 and Page Ave. interchange the night of Feb. 17. MoDot said in a press release that the right lane on westbound Page Ave. between I-270 and Bennington Place would be closed between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Crews will use the time to move traffic to a new exit ramp, according to the release.

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Council Adds $100,000 to Page-I-270 TIF Fund Budget

Maryland Heights officials want to hire consultants to guide them in developing property.

The Maryland Heights City Council voted 6-0 to add $100,000 to the Page / Interstate 270 tax increment financing (TIF) fund budget. The funds come from the TIF itself, which has been in place and collecting property tax revenue since it was established about 13 years ago. The city will use the funds to hire traffic and planning consultants to advise city officials on development projects for the 34.5-acre area in the northwest quadrant of the Page and I-270 interchange. In 1997, HBE Corp. proposed building a 550-room hotel and 200,000-square-foot office buildings on the site, and the city council approved a TIF for the redevelopment plan. The area was inaccessible, so HBE built a road on the property. But HBE backed out of the development…

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Melissa Moulton

2:08 pm on Friday, February 4, 2011

Actually, I think the City Council appropriated money from the existing TIF district to fund the project; they did not take money out of the city's usual operating budget for the planning study.   more ›