Since Labor Day weekend is heavily traveled, we do try to avoid any lane closures for construction from about noon Friday to Tuesday morning after morning rush. Now, in those areas where we have permanent closures (i.e. concrete barriers in place) like around the Meramec River Bridge, or on I-44 between Kinghighway and Jefferson), those closures will stay in place. Since the Meramec was too high to construct foundations in the river for much of the summer, crews worked on other portions of the project. We hope to take eastbound traffic to the new westbound bridge in December. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
There are still a lot of issues that need to be worked out with autonomous vehicles -- you have described one of them. Some of that is probably determined by how your vehicle determines the lane line -- does it use GPS, is it viewing the roadway, etc. We have no control over how and when GPS companies have their systems updated (or if people choose to allow their devices to be updated). If it's viewing the roadway, the ground out lane line may be confusing it. The only way to eliminate that would be to resurface the roadway in that area. At this point, we do not have any plans to do so. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
At this point, we have no plans to work on the I-44 area or the bridge at Berry Road. It may be something to look at when we do work on that bridge in the future. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
I've asked our traffic team to make sure that all the appropriate signing is in place here. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Right now, the current eastbound lane closure is scheduled to be through the end of October. As of right now, weather permitting, we are extremely hopeful to be able to get the westbound Watson bridge reopened by the end of September - about a month early, since it is technically scheduled to remain closed through October.. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Primarily, they are working on drainage in the median of I-44. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
That is currently scheduled for next year. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Laclede Station Road will be resurfaced from Murdoch to Newport. Existing pavement will be milled up and new pavement put in its place. This will be the last phase of major work - as it is with all of our major improvement projects. We expect to have the job complete by this fall. We only remove and replace deteriorated sidewalks and curbing because that practice is actually more cost effective (i.e., "cheaper) than wholesale removal and replacement. David Wrone, St. Louis County
That acceleration lane was constructed during the Route 61/Peine Road project to allow a subdivision there to get temporary access to southbound Route 61. Now that the project is complete, the subdivision is able to use the interchange at Peine Road, and we removed their temporary access. However, rather than spend the money to remove that acceleration lane, we've left it in place. We have no plans to extend that to Wentzville Parkway at this time. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Thanks for the details -- I have asked our traffic team to take a look. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
We are still working through the details for a repair. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
We're improving Big Bend from Manchester north to Delmar, a total of 3 miles of road way. The repaving phase of this job won't take place until next year. Our contractor currently is removing and replacing deteriorated curb and sidewalk, and will then build many dozens of wheelchair-accessible ramps on both sides of Big Bend. Some of the work you're seeing along this section of Big Bend is being done by Missouri American Water; the utility is installing 10,000 feet of new water main beneath Big Bend's southbound curb lane. Missouri American Water's project is expected to be complete by next month. David Wrone, St. Louis County
Watson Road is maintained by the state, and unfortunately, with the railroad bridge, there simply is no space for a sidewalk. The railroad bridge is privately owned, and until it is rebuilt with a little more space under the roadway, there is nothing we are able to do there. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
We have done a pretty significant review of the signs along several interstates. The signs along I-44 are scheduled to be replaced next year. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
That is signal work being done by the city of Kirkwood. We'll share your observations with them. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
We'll take a look at it to see if there is an issue. Typically, video detection is a bit more consistent than loop detection (and tends to last a bit longer). Sometimes, (and I'm not saying that is necessarily the case here), the issue can be addressed by the lead vehicle being at the stop bar. Often times, they may be well behind the bar, or well forward, which makes it challenging for the video detection to pick them up. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
Ticketing would be an enforcement issue amoung those municipalities that have ordinances to address homeowners leaving debris on the public right of way. Any material ( grass, trash, and the like) can cause a drain to get blocked, which makes it harder for the drainage system to work properly. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications