Wednesday, October 24, 2012
In an effort to get work done to prepare for the closure of the Blanchette Bridge the first weekend of November, MoDOT crews will be shutting down three lanes starting at 8 p.m. on Friday.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is making a final push toward the Nov. 2 closure of the westbound Blanchette Bridge in St. Charles. Just a week after the eastbound lanes were closed, MoDOT crews will be doing significant work this weekend to on the westbound lanes. To prepare for the bridge closure, three lanes on westbound Interstate 70 at Earth City Expressway/Route 141 will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, Oct 26 until 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Even with the closures, at least two westbound lanes will remain open to traffic throughout the weekend. In addition to the lane closures, the ramps at Earth City Expressway/Route 141 and westbound I-70 will also be shut down. The ramps will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 until 8 a.m…
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Motorists on westbound I-70 in Bridgeton said they were threatened with the weapon July 6.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Car occupants told Bridgeton Police that another driver flashed a handgun at them July 6 as they drove westbound Interstate 70 near Natural Bridge Road. Theotis Thomas, 35, of the 6800 block of Friarwood in Berkely, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon. Bond was set at $7,500. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the following articles:
Friday, December 23, 2011
MoDOT is giving workers a break from Friday at noon through Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Traffic Troublemakers What's even more maddening than road closures and construction that slow you down? Inconsiderate, irresponsible drivers that make you just shake your head in disbelief. Each week on Patch, we'll highlight some of these Traffic Troublemakers, plus give you a look at what to expect on the roads courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Affton-Shrewsbury Patch editor Andrew Dana Hudson reports an unsettling encounter: I was on Holly Hills in South City and pulled up to the intersection with Gravois. I had a green light and needed to turn left, but I looked and four other cars zoomed through the intersection on Gravois. They had a green light too! It was a four way green light. Not only is that dangerous, it'…
