ST. LOUIS — Closure of a long, busy stretch of Interstate 64 in downtown St. Louis set for this weekend has been rescheduled due to a stormy forecast.
The construction will now take place the weekend of July 23. Drivers heading into or out of St. Louis or Illinois will need to use alternate routes.
Both directions of I-64 will be closed for a 2.5-mile stretch between Grand Boulevard and Interstate 44 for four days as MoDOT crews set girders for the Ewing Avenue bridge over the interstate.
MoDOT said drivers should consider using I-44 or I-70 to get to the city and use I-270 or I-255 to get to Illinois.
Crews will start closing ramps on I-64 starting at 6:30 p.m. July 23. This includes ramps from Broadway, 10th Street and 14th Street. Crews will begin closing lanes of I-64 at 7 p.m., with all lanes closed by 8 p.m. for the girder placement.
Detour routes for the closure will be marked, MoDOT said in a news release. Eastbound drivers will use Market/Bernard, Jefferson, Cass and I-70 to detour. Westbound drivers will use I-44, Jefferson and Market as detours.
Interstate lanes as well as entrance and exit ramps are scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, July 26.
This is one of two scheduled closures along I-64 this month. The second, to set girders for the 22nd Street bridge, was planned for the weekend of July 23-26 but has now been rescheduled. MoDOT has not released a new date.
For more information on the overall project, visit MoDOT's website.