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Friday, February 22, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions

MoDOT expert Linda Wilson Horn will answer your questions in the comments section on Friday, Feb. 22.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to answer your road, construction and traffic questions.  MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn has agreed to help us out. She will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites on Friday, Feb. 22.   Have a question? Ask below!

Karen Clark

2:22 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013

1.) With the increased traffic on the Daniel Boone Bridge due to lane closures on the Blanchette, why did they decide to do blasting now? It doesn't make sense to have closures on one of the alternate routes. Drivers in the Lake St. Louis/Wentzville area do not have easy access to the Page extension. 2.) How much extra time should we plan in our commutes due to blasting?   more ›

Thursday, February 21, 2013

UPDATE: 'It's a Mess Everywhere' Police Say as Accidents, Stuck Cars Multiply on Icy Roads

Sections of I-70 and I-64 are now closed.

- - - Updated at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday - - -  O'Fallon Police advised at 3:30 p.m. that I-70 westbound is shut down at mile marker 214 at Lake St. Louis all the way to Hwy 40/64. It may take two hours to clear. At 3:40 p.m., MoDOT's traffic map indicated I-70 closed from exit 212 to Bryan Road, and I-64 from Hwy. 94 clear through West St. Louis county to I-270. - - - Original story - - -  It's a mess out there. Today's sleet, ice and snow have St. Charles County emergency crews and police departments strained to their limits. Just listen to the scanner feed available at RadioReference.com for a few minutes, and it's immediately obvious that police have their hands full today. Just a few examples: Patch called O'Fallon police to ask about a…

Anonymous

4:03 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013

It took me over an hour to get from hwy 370 down to portage des sioux. it is insane!!!! Be careful & just stay home!   more ›

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