Upcoming public meetings:

MoDOT to hold Route 141 public meeting on construction schedule

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house style public meeting Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Parkway Central High School, 369 N. Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO, 63017.

The meeting is to discuss the most recent developments on the project to upgrade Route 141 between St. Luke’s Hospital Drive and Olive Blvd. During the meeting, MoDOT will share information on the construction schedule (to include the department’s intention to close part of Ladue Road east of Route 141 during portions of construction) and information on sound wall locations.

During this meeting, attendees will also be able to offer their opinions on sound wall styles for the project.

Those attending this open house style meeting can see construction staging plans and discuss the project’s impacts with MoDOT engineers and traffic experts. Additionally, participants will be able to submit comments about construction staging during the public meeting.

Since there are no formal presentations during the public meeting, participants may attend at any time during the open house.

Past Public Meetings:

MoDOT Holds Public Meeting for Interstate 44 Sound walls

PACIFIC – The Missouri Department of Transportation held a public meeting on Thursday, October 1 displaying the design and location of sound walls along Interstate 44 from Pacific to Villa Ridge. The public meeting was held Thursday, October 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pacific Fire Protection District, located at 910 West Osage Street in Pacific.

Maps and other detailed project information were available at the public meeting, which was conducted in an open-house format where no formal presentations will be made. Participants were welcomed to submit comments during the public meeting, as well as ask MoDOT about the design and traffic control plans for the project.

The purpose of this project is to construct sound walls at qualified locations along Interstate 44, between Viaduct Street in Pacific and the Route 100 (Washington) exit because Interstate 44 will be widened with a third lane. The construction of the sound walls is expected to begin in approximately March 2010. The sound walls are part of a series of improvements to Interstate 44 in Franklin County, which is the Interstate 44 Resurfacing Project.

MoDOT holds public meeting on Route 364

ST. LOUIS -The Missouri Department of Transportation held an informational, open-house-style public meeting September 10 to discuss Route 364 (Page Ave. Extension) in St. Charles and the upcoming work between Jungermann Road and Central School Road.

The meeting was Thursday, September 10, 2009, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the College Center Rotunda of St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Attendees should access the college from the southwest entrance off Cottleville Parkway and park in the Yellow lot.

Those attending saw plans for the upcoming work and discussed the impacts of expected future work between Central School Road and Mid Rivers Mall Drive as well as work on the final phase of the project between Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Route 40. Additionally, participants were able to submit comments during the public meeting.

There were no formal presentations made during the public meeting.

The expected work between Jungerman and Central School roads is paid for with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission will review bids at their September 2 meeting and if approved, work could start in late September or early October.

Route 109 bridge over Bonhomme Creek Open House Style Community Briefing held August 26

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Department of Transportation held an open house style community briefing regarding the closing of the Route 109 bridge at Bonhomme Creek, near the northern Route BA entrance.

The briefing was held Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Lafayette High School, 17050 Clayton Road, Wildwood, MO 63011 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There were no formal presentations made during the briefing.

Construction on the Route 109 bridge over Bonhomme Creek may begin as early as fall 2009, weather permitting.

Crews will be working to remove and replace the existing structure. The bridge will be closed during this project and motorists are advised to use Route BA as a bypass detour. Route BA touches Route 109 to both the north and south of the closure. Once construction begins, the project is expected to be completed within 37 days.

More information about the St. Louis region Safe and Sound Bridge Program can be found at www.modot.org/stlouis/SafeandSound/SafeandSound.htm.

MoDOT held public meeting on Route 109 bridge work

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Department of Transportation held an informational, open-house-style public meeting August 12 to discuss a project to replace a bridge on Route 109 (south of Woods Road) on the southeastern corner of Rockwoods Reservation.

The meeting was August 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lasalle Springs Middle School, 3300 Highway 109, Wildwood, MO. Attendees saw plans for the project, which includes closing Route 109 at the bridge to accelerate construction and reduce traffic congestion during the work. Participants were able to submit comments about the project during the public meeting.

This project may be done in conjunction with a Wildwood project to build a bike-pedestrian underpass on Route 109 slightly north of Woods Road.

This project is scheduled to begin in summer 2010 and should be complete before fall 2010.

For more information on MoDOT public meetings, call MoDOT toll-free at 1-888-ASK MODOT (275-6636) or send MoDOT an e-mail.