Chat road construction and commute complaints with the Road Crew
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Can a road crew from St. Charles County please check out the potholes on 370, just west of the Discovery Bridge and right before the Hwy 94 exit? Ever since the snow storm last week there's what I'd consider to be less of a pothole and more of just massive sections of entire pavement missing. (It's past being a "tire popper" and is on its way to being a "car swallower". Looks like it span all lanes, and vehicles are swerving at the last second to avoid damaging tires, etc. Thanks! -
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I am not aware of any specific instances where the current methods for maintenance and construction have changed. However, I fully expect that equipment, technology and the available materials will continue to change and improve as we move forward into the future, although those changes/improvements may or may not be fully attributable to climate change. As we can, we will incorporate those techniques, materials and equipment. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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I am disappointed in what was done to Natural Bridge in the City of St. Louis. For years, MODOT has stated that they are not in the business of traffic law enforcement which makes sense. What doesn’t make since is a lane diet due to enforcement issues. This is a classic case of a few bad apples spoiling the bunch! You have two way left turn lanes that are on the order of 30-40 feet wide which is causing confusion amongst motorists—this is a basic in traffic engineering: make a lane too narrow and vehicles leave their lanes and make a lane too wide and vehicles will share the same lane in the same space. That work on Natural Bridge is still new—are there any raised medians or islands that have not [already!] experienced vehicular impact? Please stop it with the lane diets, I don’t agree with them and I am confused as to why I have to pay for them. Why is it so difficult just to maintain what you have and leave lane configurations, which have been fine for decades, alone?
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Several years ago, the community and local elected leaders came to us to see what might be able to be done to make Natural Bridge in the city of St. Louis safer. There is still a little more work to be done out there, but you can see more details on the project here: Natural Bridge resurfacing and safety project | Missouri Department of Transportation (modot.org) The engineering efforts are a part of the total equation, which also includes an education piece and and enforcement piece. How roadways are used (and the traffic levels on those roadways) change, and as the use of roadways change, the department looks at how best to use those roadways to ensure as safe an experience for all roadway users, including vehicles, truck traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Can a St. Louis city road crew check out Klemm St., between Lafayette and McRee Ave? Some utility cut trenches in the pavement months ago but never filled them in or repaved the road. If I had to guess I'd say it's MSD related as the trenches appear to connect different storm drains, but Spire's also been doing different work in the neighborhood.
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We have a resurfacing project planned for Dougherty Ferry Road - from Des Peres Road to Barrett Station Road - upon which we expect to begin construction either this year or in '22. The project in question encompasses several roads, and at this time, a set schedule hasn't been established. David Wrone, St. Louis County's Department of Transportation
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For over two months, the traffic signal on the west side of I-55 and Reavis Barracks Road has been on recall. I was told that there is a problem with the power supply. With a signal on recall, that means that every movement is given a maximum amount of green time. So, as a driver proceeding eastbound on Reavis Barracks, I have to sit and wait at a red light when there is little to no traffic. The coordination with the signal on the east side is non-existent. This means that I sit at one red light only to arrive at the next signal and seldom, if ever, get a green arrow for my turn on to northbound I-55.
I'm a patient man and know that MoDOT has a lot of other roadwork ongoing. But I have to ask. What is going on? Why is this repair taking so long?
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I am waiting to hear back from my traffic team on this -- if I hear something more, I will share it, either today or next week. Temperatures and the weather do pull our teams away for snow duty (and there was a couple weeks where our maintenance team was working on snow operations around the clock.). It could also be that we are waiting for a part -- during the pandemic, it can sometimes be a challenge to get needed parts in a "normal" amount of time. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Comunications
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There is a fairly significant sewer issue that is being repaired. The ramp to Loughborough has been closed for safety while they are working on that repair. We are told that it will probably take about three weeks to finish the repair, weather permitting. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Oh, can a signal tech be sent to check out the lights at Tower Grove Ave and Manchester? The left turn arrows (e.g., turning west onto Manchester when traveling north on TG) never come on. The light only cycles through solid greens - which means that N/S traffic backs up quite a bit when there's a car who wants to turn left but can never get through due to high volume oncoming traffic.
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There have been ongoing discussions about the intersection of Grand & Forest Park and some preliminary design. However, it is not currently funded for final design or construction. We'll continue to seek new funding opportunities for this improvement that would be similar to what occurred at Kingshighway & Forest Park.
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Are there any conversations or plans to reconfigure the Forest Park Parkway and Grand intersection? I know it's a confusing intersection for many who keep stopping in the middle, but the current signage and light set up aren't solving things. Any chance it could be redone like Kingshighway and Forest Park Parkway was recently?
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