Curious about construction? Traffic light too long? Ask the Road Crew, 1 p.m.
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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Thanks for sharing your observations about the intersection of Gravois @ Eddie & Park. MoDOT traffic signals (except school and emergency vehicle) signals are programmed to operate 24 hours a day. This is due to studies that have shown that it is safer to operate the signal instead of "flashing" the signal late at night. We will look into seeing if we can change the signal operation so it is not in a coordinated mode at 6 am, so you don't have to wait as long to turn.Brian UmfleetMoDOT District Traffic Engineer -
Would it be possible to change the lights at the intersection of Gravois & Eddie & Park during the overnight hours to flashing red? When I'm turning from Eddie & Park to east bound Gravois at 6:00 am, the signals take too long to recognize that a car is there. There are huge gaps of no traffic on Gravois at this time. The timing of the signals has been checked before. I think this is more of a traffic flow strategy issue of giving too much time to non existent traffic. -
This is in response to modifying the signal operation at Manchester and Holloway so that the signal remains green for Manchester at all times due to Holloway being closed. Although there is work being performed on Holloway, motorists are still using the signal to access Manchester Road from the businesses here. So, we are not planning to modify the operation of the signal at this time.Brian UmfleetMoDOT District Traffic Engineer
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There are two places along Hwy 141, northbound, between Clayton Rd and Salt Mill Rd, where the pavement has raised strip across the width of the highway. These are becoming more noticeable. Some grinding work was done to the center lane at one spot, but the outer (left) lane needs similar grinding.
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I will pass this along to our maintenance forces to investigate for possible repair/improvement. If you encounter other issues out on the state maintained roadways, please feel free to contact us 24/7 at 314-275-1500.Thank youBrian UmfleetMoDOT District Traffic Engineer
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Are there any plans to repave or resurface River Des Peres Blvd anytime soon? The road surface is extreme poor along nearly the entire length from I-55 to Lansdowne. The intersection at Gravois and the ends of the bridge over Chippewa are especially bad, as are the lane seams and outer edges of the pavement.
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Law enforcement officers are authorized to request vehicles to be towed. I would recommend you share your concerns with the Chesterfield Police Department and see if they can have this vehicle removed./relocated.Brian UmfleetMoDOT District Traffic Engineer
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City of St. Louis is having a Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thanksgiving Day. Out-of-town folks coming in to see granddaughter participate in marching band. Question: What time does parade start and end? Question: What street intersection does parade start at and where does it end? Question: What streets and intersections will be closed during parade? Need to know to advise them where to park. Your response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. Ron
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i know this has been brought up many many times before and it's like beating a dead horse sometimes but the amount of debris and trash along the area highways is really not acceptable and it frankly it's embarrassing. One particular area that is just bad and hasn't been cleaned up in a very long time is 1-70 in downtown, all the entrances and exit ramps are just littered with broken glass, trash and debris. Now i drive along other area roads controlled my MO-DOT and those look acceptable. i think if someone on this chat where to personally drive by and look at this they would also agree that this is not acceptable and would prioritize resources to have medians, curbs and pullover lanes cleaned. Just my two cents.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The battle against litter on the area highways is a never ending battle. Through October 1st, MoDOT has swept a total of 10,000 lane miles of roadway in an attempt to keep up with litter and debris on the area interstates. During this same time period, MoDOT has expended 24,000 labor hours on picking up litter. I will contact our maintenance supervisor for the city and ask them to review the condition of the interstate entrance and exit ramps.Brian UmfleetDistrict Traffic Engineer
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I have written a few times since July about the left turn signals on Olive (MO-340) at the intersection with Fee Fee and have also called the number that you gave me. The intersection still continues to have problems, with no left turn arrows being given at times when the turn bay is full for more than an entire light cycle and at other times green arrows being given when the turn bays are empty. The latter occurred this morning at 7:15 am, with the left turn bays for both eastbound and westbound Olive empty yet both directions got left turn arrows. There is a large amount of traffic that turns left from eastbound Olive onto northbound Fee Fee and the left turn signal errors cause backup at times. I am frustrated that this has not been fixed despite my complaining for months. When I first wrote on here you dismissed this as being caused by the sun, but I have seen this happen in daylight and at night, on both sunny and cloudy days. And if your turn bay sensors are affected by the sun then you need new sensors since the sun comes up and set every day of the year. I would like to hear whether anything will ever be done to fix these lights.
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In last weeks chat I gave the wrong name of a street. On southbound Wabash just as you go under I-44 there is graffiti on the concrete wall to your right. It faces the southbound traffic. Also, there are 2-3 potholes on north and southbound of Wabash and Ellendale.
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There are manhole covers in downtown that sit way way lower than the pavement almost creating a quasi pothole. What would it take to bring these up to street level or why are these manhole covers not brought up to pavement level when a street is repaved? i've seen way too many cars bottom out on them in the city.
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