I-64 construction east of Kingshighway will commence after the Grand Blvd bridge is done. Jefferson, Tower Grove, Boyle, Taylor and Newstead will get new bridges and a new interchange at Boyle/Tower Grove.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/09/09/ ... s-on-6440/

quincunx wrote:I-64 construction east of Kingshighway will commence after the Grand Blvd bridge is done. Jefferson, Tower Grove, Boyle, Taylor and Newstead will get new bridges and a new interchange at Boyle/Tower Grove.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/09/09/ ... s-on-6440/

Alex, I think you posted some info on the new interchange in the past. Do I understand correctly that BJC was a partnering with MoDOT, in terms of providing some additional funding, for the interchange? Did it include any money towards improving pedestarian access on the bridge replacements. It would be nice to see some of the proposed housing in FPSE happen, proposed Drury Inn and new Shriners Hospital inconjunction with this work.

I'd really like to see some signature entrance to the neighborhood/BJC campus on the Taylor bridge. I think of it as one of the major entry points to the Grove, especially for people coming from the CWE, and right now it's pretty unattractive by both car and foot.

MoDOT to start major project on I-64 double deck downtown
http://www.modot.org/stlouis/news_and_i ... sId=164999

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Department of Transportation has begun work on a major project on the I-64 double deck structure in downtown St. Louis that will have major impacts on traffic until the end of the year.
The project will require permanent lane closures on the bridge and several weekend interstate closures throughout 2012, including a closure of westbound I-64 this weekend, starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. The interstate will reopen by 9 a.m. Sunday, April 29. This work is weather permitting. The department will open one lane of westbound I-64 on Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. to allow for baseball traffic to enter into downtown.
In addition, the ramp from Broadway to westbound I-64 closes April 27 until October. Drivers can use the 10th Street and 14th Street ramps to access I-64 westbound.
One lane will be closed, around the clock, on westbound I-64 from April 29th to late August. During non-peak hours, crews will have two of the three lanes closed. Work on westbound I-64 will require approximately 10 full weekend closures of the westbound interstate to complete.
Work begins on eastbound I-64 in late August and continues through late October. It will also require a full lane closure, around the clock on eastbound I-64. During non-peak hours, crews will have two of the three lanes closed. Work on eastbound I-64 will also require approximately three full interstate closures.
This work is to remove and replace the driving surface on the double deck portion of I-64 and to replace the deteriorated joints.
“The double deck is more than 50 years old, and this is part of the preventative maintenance work needed to extend its useful life another 25 years. Our previous jobs over the last ten years on the double deck were to seismically retrofit the structure. Part of this work required us to cut holes in the deck and add additional steel and re-pour the deck in hundreds of locations. Since, this job is now complete, we need a new driving surface to smooth out the ride for motorists and preserve the deck for the future,” said Deanna Venker, MoDOT Area Engineer for St. Louis City.
“We understand that this is going to be challenging for morning and evening commuters, and for people who attend downtown events at Busch Stadium. We have a very aggressive schedule with our contractor, so we can complete this project as quickly as possible,” she said.


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I just noticed this morning that the new Taylor and Newstead bridges over 64/40 are now open... sidewalks are still closed. Tower Grove and Sarah bridges will be up next for replacement. Just part of the amazingly rapid transformation of this area.

I walked across the Taylor bridge on Saturday. Some sections of sidewalk were closed, but I made it unscathed.

Here's the approach to the Newstead bridge with a cameo by Aventura from the WUMCRC twitter feed

Looks like hell.

I'm sure it'll look good in the spring

If they tear down Aventura and build something nice in its place by spring, then yes. :-\

I am pretty sure its Tower Grove and Boyle and not Sarah. Sarah was redone not to long ago I believe.

The lights on the new Taylor bridge are a great enhancement.

This project is a great example of private/public partnership. $18m project, half paid for by MoDOT and the other half by WashU/BJC

chatted with a few of the staff at the Brentwood Joes and they stated that there is NOT going to be a Trader Joes in the midtown area. In fact the lease is up very soon on the Olive location and it will close and a new one open up in the valley. I did not pursue what the valley meant.

Probably meant Chesterfield Valley.

I wish they'd get rid fo the billboards. What an eyesore! Or at least tax them a bunch.

^ Wonder how he felt when at least 5 miles of I-64/Hwy 40 were shutdown for two years running. Whining publically instead of whining privately only means that more people know that your whining.