MoDOT: Drivers Slow Down for Striping Crews

MoDOT's maintenance crews are continuing to work daily on touching up striping on state roads around the region.

Drivers should be aware of slow moving maintenance operations on roadways as crews continue to work on putting on a new coat of paint.

When drivers see a MoDOT vehicle with flashing lights, they should remember to slow down or move over to avoid the work ahead.  Often three or more maintenance vehicles will be spaced out over some distance to complete maintenance work.

In St. Louis County, blasting operations on southbound I-270 near Big Bend is scheduled weekdays at 1 p.m., and will continue weekly, weather permitting. Both directions of Interstate 270 will have a rolling closure and potential stopped traffic for approximately 15 minutes.

Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:

• I-64, St. Louis City, ramp from Pine Street to westbound I-64 closed until August 2013.
• I-64, St. Louis City, ramp from Ewing to eastbound I-64 closed until August 2013.
• Jefferson Avenue Bridge, St. Louis City, closed over I-64 until August 2013.
• I-64, St. Louis City, the Vandeventer ramp to westbound I-64 is closed until late 2013.
• I-64, St. Louis City, drivers in both directions have three shifted, 10-foot lanes between Kingshighway and Vandeventer until November 2013. The rightmost lane of eastbound I-64 exits at Hampton.
• Wellington, St. Louis City, the Wellington bridge closed over the River Des Peres until late May 2013. Detour to Jamieson Avenue bridge.
• I-64, St. Louis County, beginning 9 a.m. Monday, April 29 for two weeks, westbound exit to Long Road closed.
• I-270, St. Louis County, all northbound and southbound lanes closed from I-44 to Manchester Road for up to 15 minutes at 1 p.m. on weekdays through May 2013.
• I-70, (westbound section of the Interstate 70 Blanchette bridge over the Missouri River) remains closed until fall 2013. The eastbound I-70 bridge has three lanes of traffic in each direction. The ramp from northbound 5th Street to eastbound I-70 is closed until fall 2013.
• I-70, St. Charles County, loop ramps from Mid Rivers Mall Drive to eastbound and westbound I-70 remain closed until fall 2013.
• I-70, St. Charles County, far right lane westbound closed from Route 370 to the Mid Rivers Mall Drive exit until fall 2013.
• I-70, St. Charles County, right lane closed westbound between Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Route 79 until August 2013.