Road Repairs, Detours This Week for Route 141, I-270 Commuters

The Missouri Department of Transportation provided the following information.

Route 141 and Ladue Road — Detour

MoDOT contractors have closed a portion of the intersection at Ladue Road and Rte.141. No drivers can turn east from Rte. 141 onto Ladue Road.

Drivers should use a temporary detour MoDOT created at the signal light at the intersection of the Parkway Central School complex and Rte 141. The detour runs through the Green Trails subdivision and connects to Ladue Road.

Drivers should use the detour until the fall as crews complete the roadwork and bridges needed for the new interchange between Route 141 and Ladue Road.

A photo of the detour is provided above.

Rte. 141 Bridge over Hwy. 21 — Months of Repairs, Detours Begin Monday, April 4

MoDOT contractors will begin a series of extensive repairs on Monday to the Rte. 141 bridge that crosses Rte. 21 in Jefferson County.

Lanes on northbound and southbound Hwy 141 will remain open. No left turns from Hwy. 141 to Hwy. 21 will occur during the project which is expected to be completed in fall 2011.

For a picture of the detour click on the pictures above.

Interstate 270 at St. Charles Rock Road — North bound right lane to close on Tuesday, April 5.

MoDOT will close the right northbound lane on Interstate 270 near Route 180, also called St. Charles Rock Road, to allow crews to conduct bridge repairs. Crews will begin repairs at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 5. The work will occur continuously for several weeks.

MoDOT said various lanes closures on southbound I-270 at Route 180 will also occur until Friday, April 8, as crews conduct bridge repairs.

Olive Boulevard and Route 141 — Lanes shift on April 7

MoDOT’s contractor will shift all four lanes of traffic on Olive Boulevard between Creve Coeur Crossing Lane and Woodchase Plaza after the morning rush hour on April 7, weather permitting.

The shift will allow crews to build the new Olive Boulevard and Route 141 interchange and bridge.

Traffic in each direction will shift slightly north onto a four-lane bypass constructed off Olive Boulevard. Speed limits through the bypass will be 35 mph during the shift.

Traffic will be rerouted until a new bridge is completed in September.

This work is all part of the $44.5 million project to relocate Route 141 slightly east of its current location. The project will reduce the possibility of flooding on the route, as well as reduce congestion and improve safety.  It includes new bridges and interchanges at Ladue Road and Olive Boulevard, as well as several miles of new pavement. 

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

• I-70, St. Louis City, one lane closed on Broadway exit ramp from eastbound I-70.
• I-64, St. Louis City, eastbound 11^th Street exit ramp closed.
• I-55, St. Louis City, Delor Street across I-55 is closed for bridge replacement
• I-55, Jefferson County, on ramp from Route M to Southbound I-55.
• I-55, Jefferson County, northbound I-55 exit to Route M closed until mid 2011.

— Dan Barger, Patch Editor for Fenton-HighRidge Patch contributed to this article.