Just curious if anyone knows why both bridges on Compton weren't replaced when they redid the shorter one over Hwy. 40. The southern leg of the bridges over the tracks is crumbling apart and getting worse everyday it seems. I would guess they won't rebuild that until Grand is completed now, but it just seemed odd that they would do the one without the other when it is in such bad shape.
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Maybe I'm not understanding what you're saying, but I think the bridge over the RR tracks nearest Chouteau was completely replaced.
According to Todd Waelterman, renovation work on the Compton viaduct will begin in a few weeks. The work will finish by fall and prior to the start of construction on the Grand Ave viaduct. Compton will serve as the detour route for Grand Ave. The Grand Ave viaduct will take 18 months to complete. (via Post-Dispatch online chat)
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Well for one thing MoDOT maintains the Compton bridge over I-64, the City maintains the portion over the railroad. They couldn't close both down at the same time because businesses would lose access. Also, like Mill said the City is going to rehabiliate the Compton bridge instead of replacing it. Not only will it cost a lot less money, but by addressing the major issues like replacing damaged support piers it makes more sense.kustramo wrote:Just curious if anyone knows why both bridges on Compton weren't replaced when they redid the shorter one over Hwy. 40. The southern leg of the bridges over the tracks is crumbling apart and getting worse everyday it seems. I would guess they won't rebuild that until Grand is completed now, but it just seemed odd that they would do the one without the other when it is in such bad shape.
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^ This is why I love this forum. Seriously - it's just the Compton Avenue Bridge, but everything you need to know is right here. Good information - thanks.
Looks like SLU might be doing some work to prepare for this. Their lot on the northwest corner of Compton/Chouteau is having some work done. They've moved their classic "SLU gate" and have put down some pavement which would appear to join a rebuilt bridge.
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City has removed the old funky grassy/concrete triangle park and metal pyramid sculpture on the S. side of Chouteau and Grand. They have added loose gravel (that they have compacted) in what appears to be a base for new pavement but have not added any yet.
Looking at the plans, the cinder and moved SLU brick gate on the NW corner of Grand/Chouteau is for a "public street" I have to assume this is for future SLU development of that land.
Looking at the plans, the cinder and moved SLU brick gate on the NW corner of Grand/Chouteau is for a "public street" I have to assume this is for future SLU development of that land.
What it looks like to me is that they are going to smooth out the kink in Compton's path as it crosses Chouteau.
City is proposing a Compton bridge replacement over Mill Creek. With a two lane protected cycle track.
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Would they have a protected cycle track all the way on Compton then? Awesome!sc4mayor wrote:City is proposing a Compton bridge replacement over Mill Creek. With a two lane protected cycle track.
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STL Public Radio - Pedestrian Lane, New Intersections Part Of $22 Million Compton Bridge Replacement
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2020-09 ... eplacement
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/2020-09 ... eplacement
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Best case is completion in 2026 and that’s IF they get $17,000,000 in fed $. One thing I don’t understand is why wait til next February to apply for fed $, why wasn’t it done last year or this feb? I know they got design money a few years ago but they could have had enough of design done to apply for fed $ last year
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Two questions:
First, how the heck is that ugly thing possibly a hundred years old? Was the sixties "refurb" secretly a rebuild? Something like the "remodeling" of the CoMO public library in the early 2000s? Second, why, oh why does it need four traffic lanes anymore? It's seemed absurdly wide for decades. Why keep it that way?
First, how the heck is that ugly thing possibly a hundred years old? Was the sixties "refurb" secretly a rebuild? Something like the "remodeling" of the CoMO public library in the early 2000s? Second, why, oh why does it need four traffic lanes anymore? It's seemed absurdly wide for decades. Why keep it that way?
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Hoping for Biden in office, maybe?dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Sep 08, 2020Best case is completion in 2026 and that’s IF they get $17,000,000 in fed $. One thing I don’t understand is why wait til next February to apply for fed $, why wasn’t it done last year or this feb? I know they got design money a few years ago but they could have had enough of design done to apply for fed $ last year
While everyone is talking about cost, I'm amazed that the bridge is 109 years old. It has the design style of one from the 60s, so that's when I thought it was from. Never did it cross my mind that is opened in 1911
Stltoday - St. Louis moving ahead with new Compton Avenue bridge, protected bike lanes along Tucker and South Broadway
"construction — and detours — should start by the end of the year."
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c1da4.html
"construction — and detours — should start by the end of the year."
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... c1da4.html
Good to see. I figured Compton was at least a few years off. Wish the Tucker project came with a lane reduction on the northbound side…
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I wonder if that bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this weekend had anything to do with the timing of the announcement
I wish government were that reactionary. I believe this is just coincidental timing.GoHarvOrGoHome wrote:I wonder if that bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this weekend had anything to do with the timing of the announcement
Speaking to the larger vision, St. Louis will have 7 north-south protected connections across the central rail/interstate corridor by 2025.
Getting across the rail/interstate has always been a challenge for cyclists. Roads are either high-traffic or low pavement quality.
These seven gateways create a potentially transformative foundation for STL as a cycling city. Especially when layered with Brickline and other initiatives.
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Getting across the rail/interstate has always been a challenge for cyclists. Roads are either high-traffic or low pavement quality.
These seven gateways create a potentially transformative foundation for STL as a cycling city. Especially when layered with Brickline and other initiatives.
Since Sharon Tyus pulled the race card…this bridge project is dead. Also, the replacement bridge at Union and Lindell on FPP is also dead, since Tyus apparently doesn’t give a sh*t about the woman that lost her life when a chunk of the median collapsed on her car.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... fce31.htmlAlso Thursday, Black aldermen convinced the full board to revise a previously endorsed $87 million capital improvements bill to shift $7.6 million to several North Side street projects from three major bridge replacements planned for the city’s central corridor.
Seriously? How is this not a priority?sc4mayor wrote: ↑Apr 15, 2022the replacement bridge at Union and Lindell on FPP is also dead,