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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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Two questions
1. Overhead lights at intersection of Hwy 94(?) south and entrance to WB 370. The lights are not on at night and it is really dark and hard to see the westbound entrance ramp access. Who is responsible for maintaining the lights and are they not working for a reason?
2. Getting off highway WB 370 - and Lakeside Park exit heading south under the highway onto Harry S Truman. The lane markings are almost non-existent. Would it be possible to restripe sometime soon? Again, at night very hard to determine what lane is what and dangerous. In rain or snow, it is impossible to know where you should be.
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I have passed your concern about the lighting at 94 and 370 to our lighting team to take a look at and see if there are any repairs that are needed. I have also passed your concern about 370 at Lakeside Park to our maintenance forces to be put on the list when striping work begins later this spring -- right now, the weather is not conducive to painting. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications -
It has been great to see progressive repairs and improvements to much of Olive Blvd, with the section west of 270 soon getting expanded sidewalks and resurfacing. However, the section between Lindbergh and 170 is in awful shape. Are there plans to do this section anytime soon? It hasn't been resurfaced in decades, getting a thin tar and gravel coating more appropriate for rural farm roads maybe 10 years ago. I image that some sections, like the intersection, with Warson, could be a problem given the frequent water main breaks there. Speaking of which, there is a patch in the right hand westbound lane of Olive as it crosses Warson that has deeply sunk. Cars are either breaking hard as they go over it or are trying to swerve around it. Could you patch it, or ask the water company to address it? It is basically a massive, deep pothole.
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We have a project currently set for 2025 for resurfacing Route 340 between I-270 and the end of MoDOT maintenance. I have passed your concern about the patch near Warson to our maintenance forces to investigate. They can contact the water company, if needed, to make any necessary repairs. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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We have a project that works on sidewalks, signals and resurfacing the roadway that starts this year. You can see more here: Route P (Mackenzie) resurfacing and sidewalk project | Missouri Department of Transportation (modot.org). Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Thanks for this forum. I have seen this addressed in other chats, but the homeless encampments on state property seems to be getting worse, in particular the one at Hampton and I-44 where temporary structures are now being constructed. What is the timeline for working with these folks to get them into permanent housing?
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The westbound exit ramp from Highway 40 onto northbound Kingshighway has a curb almost in the path of drivers turning right onto Kingshighway. It appears that lane striping has become so faded that the shoulder lane is no longer clearly visible, leading drivers right into the curb. I dodged it twice this week, and you can see where multiple vehicles have struck it.
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I appreciate the aforementioned improvements on Mackenzie. Similarly, Tesson Ferry, between Gravois and Lindbergh, could use some improvements for pedestrians/cyclists, especially for those of using it as access to Grant's Trail. It's unnerving being a pedestrian on Tesson with cars whizzing by nearly 50 mph only 2-3 away.
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We are looking at a similar project along Route 21 to start later this year: Route 21 resurfacing, sidewalk and bridge project. A | Missouri Department of Transportation (modot.org). Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communication
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Sound wall studies are only considered during certain circumstances -- primarily when the department is building a new road, adding a lane or shifting lanes. Sound walls require several criteria to be met before they are constructed. At this time, we have no plans for any of those activities near I-64 and McCausland. You can see more on sound walls here:
Sound Walls in St. Louis | Missouri Department of Transportation. Andrew Gates, MODOT Communications
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Today, on I-64, I passed the street sweepers when they were moving eastbound between Lindbergh and McKnight. I think it is fabulous that we maintain the safety of the interstates this way. There were also dump trucks in the lead, to pick up larger debris. But - the sweeper convoy certainly created a traffic jam as all drivers merged to the right to avoid the sweepers and trucks.
How frequently are the interstates “swept” in this way? And, is there any benefit to doing the sweeping on Sunday mornings, or at night, especially on busier sections of highway (like 64, 70 or 270). It might be too dangerous - but I thought it a worthwhile question. On I64, 9AM on a workday also seems somewhat dangerous to sweep the highway! Thanks for any reply. -
We have about 6,000 miles of shoulder to maintain for debris pickup, so you can imagine that takes a good amount of time. We simply would not have enough time to do this work on weekends or at night. There are additional safety concerns about doing this work at night, and crews may not be able to get or see all the debris along the roadway. We do try to do these operations outside of the morning and evening rush periods -- though there is congestion, it generally tends to be fairly minimal. Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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Mr. Gates, I understand that you partner with the City to assist the homeless individuals, and that these things take time, but this has been brought up weeks ago in other chats, so I was asking about the timeline for addressing this. The encampment is getting out of hand and continues to grow. The longer it remains unchecked, the worse it is going to get as it appears to be acceptable that this is OK to camp there. Some of these camps are literally only separated from backyards by a chain link fence. It is not fair to those homeowners for not only their safety but the detrimental effect on their property values. If any of them put their home on the market, it would dramatically lower the price that they can get for the sale of their home. With all due respect, when will this be addressed?
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MoDOT maintains the interstates and state numbered and lettered routes (i.e. if you see a sign that has a Missouri state map and a number or letter, MoDOT maintains it.). You can reach out to us 24/7 at our customer service number 1-314-275-1500 or 1-888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636). Andrew Gates, MoDOT Communications
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