Chat with the Road Crew, 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 22
Wondering about road work? Ask the experts your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22.
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With it being EarthDay, how are the new technologies working out for Highway/Streets departments? How many Electric vehicles/LNG/Hydrogen? The recycle road surfaces, old tires/milk jugs etc. Any department using solar lights on signs, street lighting, traffic lighting, roadway markings? -
We continue to use all available resources, as appropriate, on our roadways, including using solar power to power many of the signs and pedestrian facilities in the area. You can see more on our environmental efforts here: https://www.modot.org/being-green. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications -
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For the city - the intersection of NB Kingshighway and NB Christy is both confusing and dangerous. When headed NB on Christy, approaching Kingshighway, it appears that there is a continuous lane, to the next traffic signal (there isn't). There is no yield or stop sign, along the right curb line, and no stop bar. There may be a yield sign, on the left side (I never saw one), and that would be confusing, anyways, since it would apply to Kingshighway, and not to Christy. Assuming that Christy is supposed to yield, it would help to add a yield "stop bar", with a series of triangles, across Christy. Thanks.
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Although it is definitely an interesting idea, it would be challenging to pull off due to the current requirements for social distancing. In addition, much of the work is traveling from area to area and then working on a problem area for a short time. We have done some tweet-alongs with our emergency response teams and our maintenance teams. We'll see what we can do, but it may not be something that gets done anytime soon. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Two Manchester Road questions. First, the road striping is disappearing again on Eastbound Manchester at Lindberg where the road jogs around the concrete median - can these be freshened up again (seems like it needs it every Spring) Also, near the intersection with Harwood Rd (in front of Circle 7) there's been water leaking onto Manchester for the last couple of months - the water company repaired a major break there earlier, but I worry with the constant water still coming up. we are going to wake up to a giant sinkhole one morning - is this being monitored until the water company gets it fixed permanently? Thanks for the chats.
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I've passed along your concern to our striping team. Plowing and the treatments we use to keep roadways clear during the winter are very tough on stripes, so we usually do have to do a refresh when temperatures get warm enough. I have also reached out to our maintenance leadership team on your concern about the water at Harwood and Manchester. If I hear anything back from them before the end of chat, I'll share it with you. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Many bridges will shake when there is a heavy vehicle driving on them. The bridge met the standards in force when it was constructed, and we thoroughly inspect all bridges on the state system at least once every two years. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Our contractor is scheduled to begin work on Graham/St. Ferdinand in the middle of May. When work is complete, this stretch of road will be resurfaced from Dunn north to Lindbergh. Additionally, deficient sidewalk and curbing will be replaced and many dozens of wheelchair-accessible ramps built. David Wrone, St. Louis County's Department of Transportation.
