Phase Two of Route 364 Opens Thursday

The six-mile stretch from Harvester Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive officially opened to drivers Thursday afternoon.

Road Open: Second Phase of Route 364 Finished After Ribbon Cutting

The six-mile stretch from Harvester Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive officially opened to drivers Thursday afternoon.

Underneath the new Central School Road overpass, the ribbon was cut early Thursday to symbolically open the second phase of the Route 364 project. Officials from St. Peters, St. Charles County, the Missouri Department of Transportation and representatives of both the state and federal governments convened to celebrate the opening of the second phase of the Page Avenue Extension. Ed Hassinger, MoDOT St. Louis District Engineer, said the project was opening two months ahead of schedule and one million under budget.  The newly-finished six-mile stretch from Harvester Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive is slated to open to drivers officially sometime Thursday afternoon. Before drivers took the new Route 364, the officials celebrated the long road …

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Greater St. Charles Chamber Stages 5k Race on Page Avenue Extension

The “Turning the Page -Reflections on Progress” 5k race will start at 9 p.m. Aug. 25.

Runners and walkers will have a chance to check out phase two of the Page Avenue Extension before it opens.  The Greater St. Charles Chamber of Commerce is hosting a night run Aug. 25 on the new six-mile section of road from Harvester Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. City leaders and Missouri Department of Transportation Officials plan to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 30.  Races have been held to celebrate the opening of other major roads including phase one of the Page Avenue Extension, the reopening of Highway 40 and, most recently, the Highway 141 extension.  Chamber President Scott Tate said the runs are a good fundraiser. The St. Charles Chamber of Commerce used to host a 5k race during the New Town …

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Second Phase of Route 364 Project Opening Aug. 30

The second phase of the Page Avenue Extension, a six-mile stretch from Harvester Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters, is expected to open two months earlier than planned.

The second phase of the Route 364 project is opening ahead of schedule. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the second phase of the project will be ready for traffic on Thursday, Aug. 30. The opening date is two months ahead of schedule. The second phase of the project is a six-mile stretch from Harvester Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. A ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 to officially open the new stretch of the Page Extension. MoDOT expects the road to be open for traffic later that afternoon.  According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the second phase was built with $2.25 million coming from the city of St. Peters and $3.7 million from St. Charles County. Other…

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3:05 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012

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Muegge Road Improvements Will Ease Congestion From Bridge Closure

Upgrades will help motorists after renovated westbound Blanchette Bridge reopens.

Improvements to Muegge Road at Old Highway 94 will help move traffic when the westbound Blanchette Bridge is shut down for renovation.  But the work on Muegge Roadwill benefit drivers even after the bridge reopens. There actually are two separate projects—one by the city of St. Charles and the other by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The city's contract includes creation of a new right turn lane from Old Highway 94 to northbound Muegge and improvements on the east side of the intersection. MoDOT's project includes widening Muegge one lane in each direction and connecting two lanes in each direction to the Page Avenue ramp crossing Old Highway 94. in June, MoDOT awarded a $433,000 contract to N. B. West Contracting for …

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