Ask the Road Crew
Is your route to work giving you a headache because of potholes, poorly timed lights or street construction? Let the experts know, and ask them your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
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Where can I send the bill to pay for my gas wasted due to your ridiculously long project on Highway 44? You people have made an absolute mess of the highway and you really don’t seem to care. There is no sense of urgency. The attitude is “when it gets done, it gets done.” In the meantime, I see road rage on a daily basis and what should take me 30 minutes to get to work takes me almost an hour. Completely unacceptable.
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We are working along I-44 to replace six bridges on westbound I-44 between Grand and Kingshighway, which need work to ensure that they remain safe and operational. We understand that the work has impacts on driver commutes, but we also have to consider the impacts to the people who live along I-44 in the city. We avoid working at night, unless it is absolutely necessary, because of the residents along that area. When we are working in an urban environment, we have to balance a lot of variables and the needs of a lot of customers. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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With the new signals installed at Lindbergh and Litzsinger, traffic on NB Lindbergh has been backing up considerably during morning rush. Once past Litzsinger, there isn't much traffic at the lights at the library, Clayton Rd, or 40. Can you have the signal team check the timing?
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That work is part of some development in that area. Right now, crews are working on installing the pedestrian ramps and until the pushbuttons have been installed, the signals have to give the full amount of time for pedestrians in every cycle. We have been working with the team on that project to try to reduce the impact. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communciations
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From commuter: could MODOT possibly talk to KIRKWOOD about having some police stationed in the area between Big Bend and 44 on Lindbergh during rush hour, and possibly stepping in to direct traffic when the HUGE backups happen, as has been happening almost nightly for the past several months. This is nightly between 5-6 pm or so.....for southbound Lindbergh.This should be easing a bit now that the bridge at Watson Road heading to I-270 and I-44 has reopened. We were seeing pretty significant backups in both directions due to the increased level of detouring traffic. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Explain to me the reasoning behind the flyover of 141 for highway 44? The main issue, or at least one of the main issues I have, is going south bound on 141 from basically Big Bend towards 44 primarily during rush hour. I get that the point of the flyover is to help people get onto 44 East bound, but the amount of traffic that goes 44 east bound from southbound 141 at evening rush hour is very minimal. So with that happening, 141 southbound cars lose 1 lane to drive in and it clutters traffic all the way back to Big Bend due to the condensing of lanes. To get from Big Bend to 44 during the rush hour, takes a minimum of 10 minutes, usually more.
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We have a very heavy flow of traffic in the morning from southbound Route 141 to I-44 -- almost a third to a half of the traffic is heading that way in the morning rush. We are making some adjustments to the rightmost lane -- instead of being solely for EB I-44, traffic will be able to go to either eastbound or westbound I-44. That will be implemented shortly after the resurfacing work that is currently underway is complete. The flyover ramp also provides some access to eastbound I-44 during flash flooding -- or if the Meramec River floods. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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I contacted St. Louis City about two months ago about their participation in these chats, but haven't heard anything recently. I'll try again, and let participants know in future chats if they'll be answering questions.In the mean time, I can pass along the website and phone number for the St. Louis Street Department: 314-647-3111.Beth O'Malley, bomalley@post-dispatch.com
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We are working to replace the two I-44 bridges over the Meramec River just west of I-270. As a part of that, we are making some adjustments to the I-270/I-44 interchange to help it flow better, and are replacing the bridge from Watson Road to I-44/I-270 (which just reopened) and will replace the bridge over the ramp from I-44/I-270 to Watson Road next year. Crews are currently working on constructing the westbound bridge. When it is finished, they will move eastbound traffic to that new bridge so they can demolish and rebuild the eastbound bridge. Then they will move traffic onto the new eastbound bridge, move westbound to the new westbound bridge and complete the remainder of the work around the interchange, including a new shared use path next to the westbound bridge. Detials are here:
I-44 Meramec River Bridge replacement | Missouri Department of Transportation
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We regularly clear shoulders and roadways. With about 6,800 miles of shoulders in the greater St. Louis area, we typically are able to clean everything at least once per month. I will share your concerns with the maintenance team. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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From the 44/55 East/North merge in downtown heading west out I-70 to the end of the express lanes (and a little beyond) has been jammed up every morning at about 7:30 am for the past few weeks. It opens up (sometimes) for a couple miles, but then stalls again a couple miles east of I-170. Any idea what is causing the delays or if the express lanes could be reversed to allow traffic to flow that direction in the mornings? Thank you.
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