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Thursday, May 23, 2013

MoDOT Breaks Ground on Final Phase of Page Avenue Extension

MoDOT officials said the project should be wrapped up in 18 months.

Officials from MoDOT, state and local legistators and the mayors of St. Charles, O'Fallon, Weldon Spring, Cottleville, Dardenne Prairie and Lake Saint Louis lifted symbolic shovels of dirt Wednesday morning to commemorate the beginning of Phase 3 of the Page Avenue Extension. Ed Hassinger, a district engineer with MoDOT, told the gathered crowd that the project should be complete in 18 months. He spoke about the tremendous cooperation between all levels of government that the project required. St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann said that the project, which follows the path of the old Boonslick Trail, started with a corridor preservation study 20 years ago. Join O’Fallon Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and …

Bonnie Susan Horner

10:55 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013

Michael I agree, it would awesome to get the Metro Link over the river!!! We love the Metro and would use it not only for St.Charles but of course the City of St. Louis which we use to go St. LOUIS CARDINALS BLUES RAMS ZOO FOREST PARK DOWNTOWN ETC.   more ›

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Blanchette Bridge Project Progressing Ahead of Scheudle

MoDOT hopes to open the bridge in Mid-August, three months ahead of the original schedule.

The Blanchette Bridge project is progressing ahead of schedule. On Friday morning Missouri Department of Transportation District Engineer Ed Hassinger and St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith said Friday morning that the project could be finished three months ahead of schedule.  When the westbound bridge was closed November 2, 2012, plans called for the shutdown to last for a maximum of one year. However Hassinger said MoDOT is pushing to open the bridge  annual Festival of the Little Hills in mid-August. If MoDOT hits that goal, the project would be done three months ahead of the original schedule.  MoDOT said this week that Walsh Construction installed the last major piece of structural steel for the bridge. Since March, crews have installed …

Friday, May 17, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions

MoDOT expert Linda Wilson Horn is waiting in the comments to answer your traffic and road questions in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to answer your road, construction and traffic questions.  MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn has agreed to help us out this week. She will answer questions in the comment section of Patch today between noon and 4 p.m.  Have a question? Ask below!

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CreveCoeurDad

12:17 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013

A signal is a sign to drivers behind you "Hey, there's a space here. Close it up. Fast." That's why people don't use signals.   more ›

Monday, May 13, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions On Friday

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation this week to get all of your traffic and road questions answered.

Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about traffic, road construction and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites on Friday, May 17 between noon and 4 p.m.  Get your questions ready and check back with Patch and MoDOT on Friday morning!  Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts:

richard grisham

5:36 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013

why is the road fix on 109 in front of the high school so rough. will it be fixed rich grisham 37 rockwood forrest ridge 63025   more ›

Monday, April 29, 2013

Highway K Lane Closures April 29-May 3

Commuters should be aware of lane closures this week on Hwy. K near Hwy. N.

  The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will be closing lanes on northbound Highway K in O'Fallon this week. If weather permits, pavement repair crews will be working on various lanes on northbound K between the I-364 South Outer Road and Highway N. Repair work is scheduled between 8 p.m and 6 a.m. on weeknights, weather permitting. For ways to avoid work zones, call 1-888-ASK-MODOT or visit MoDOT's website at www.modot.org/

Sunday, April 28, 2013

MoDOT Schedules Work Monday on Blanchette Bridge and Interstate 70 Near Route 79

MoDOT will doing pavement repairs at Route 79 and re-striping on the Blanchette Bridge.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be busy on Monday in St. Charles County. MoDOT will close the far right lane of eastbound Interstate 70 near Route 79 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 29 for pavement repairs, weather permitting. The lane closure will begin just east of Route 79. The entrance ramp from Route 79 to eastbound I-70 will also be closed. Northbound Route 79 motorists are advised to follow the message boards and use the north outer road to detour and access eastbound I-70.                 Closer to St. Louis, MoDOT will close multiple lanes in each direction on Interstate 70 at the Blanchette Missouri River Bridge from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday. Crews will be re-striping the lanes on the bridge as well as…

Sunday, April 21, 2013

MoDOT Plans Closure of One Lane Of Westbound I-70 Starting Monday

The closure begins a half mile east of Route 79 and ends at the Route 79 exit.

Lane closures will be coming to westbound Interstate 70 starting on Monday.  The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the far right lane of westbound Interstate 70 near Route 79 on Monday, April 22 at 3 a.m. The closure begins a half mile east of Route 79 and ends at the Route 79 exit. This closure will remain in place for the next three months. The Route 79 exit remains open. This work is part of a project constructing a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The project also includes the construction of an additional westbound I-70 lane between Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Route 79.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions Friday

MoDOT expert Linda Wilson Horn is waiting in the comments to answer your traffic and road questions in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro today.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to answer your road, construction and traffic questions.  MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn has agreed to help us out this week. She will be online answering questions from 1-3:30 p.m. on Friday.  Have a question? Ask below!

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Jordan Lanham

5:33 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013

Thanks for your help today Linda! Have a great weekend!   more ›

Monday, April 15, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions On Friday

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation this week to get all of your traffic and road questions answered.

Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about traffic, road construction and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 19.  Get your questions ready and check back with Patch and MoDOT on Friday morning!  Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts:

Jelecle29

8:29 am on Monday, April 15, 2013

There needs to be signs posted at the Eager Rd (left lane for Eager Rd EAST / middle lane Target Promenade & Eager Rd EAST / right lane Eager Rd WEST) at the exit heading South from 170. There are two lanes but everyone exits on the right lane onto Eager and cuts everyone off in the left lane to go EAST on Eager. The signs should be hung along the side of the 40 West overpass. Thank you!   more ›

Friday, April 5, 2013

Volunteers Needed for MoDOT's 'No MOre Trash! Bash' Saturday

Join the Missouri Department of Transportation, community leaders and other volunteers to help pick up litter on Missouri roads.

Join the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), community leaders and other volunteers for the department's annual "No More Trash! Bash" on April 6. MoDOT will supply participants with trash bags, safety vests, litter pickers and gloves and will guide volunteers along the routes while picking up litter. The goal of the event is to spread awareness of Missouri's litter problem and work toward a litter-free state. If interested in participating, you can meet at one of the following trash bash locations at 9 a.m. on Saturday: The event kicks off a month-long initiative, sponsored by the Missouri Departments of Transportation and Conservation to clean up Missouri, according to a MoDOT news release. Keeping litter off the roadways and …

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