ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A MoDOT project will close the Bryan Road bridge over Interstate 70, and drivers are invited to get more information at an open house Wednesday night.
The Bryan Road bridge work is part of a MoDOT project to rehabilitate 12 I-70 bridges. MoDOT said the bridge will be completely closed during the work so crews can repair the bridge. The work is set to start in early June and conclude by August.
The Bryan Road bridge will be closed during construction, but the ramps will remain open. Drivers will be detoured to I-70 to make a U-turn at either Lake St. Louis Boulevard or Route K.
MoDOT said bridge work on the bridges listed in the project includes repairing areas of deteriorated concrete, replacing the bridge driving surface, replacing joints and repainting the steel girders.
Some lanes of I-70 under Bryan Road will be closed during off-peak times for bridge painting.
Wednesday night's open house is being held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the O’Fallon City Hall multi-purpose room located at 100 Main Street in O’Fallon. There will be no formal presentations, but attendees can stop in to get information from representatives of the contractor or MoDOT.
Other bridges in the project include:
- I-70 at K- Three I-70 lanes in each direction remain open during the bridge rehab. Lanes will be shifted and narrowed.
- I-70 at Belleau Creek (east of T.R. Hughes Blvd.) – Three I-70 lanes in each direction remain open during the bridge rehab. Lanes will be shifted and narrowed and the westbound exit-only lane for Route K will be closed for the duration of the bridge work.
I-70 at Route 79 – rehab bridge – One southbound lane will remain open on the bridge. Northbound traffic on Salt Lick Road wishing to proceed north on Route 79 will be detoured to eastbound I-70 to U-turn at Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Lanes will also be closed on I-70 during off-peak times for repainting the Route 79 bridge.
- Route 79 bridges over East Terra Lane & NSRR – One lane in each direction on 79 will remain open. The on ramp to northbound Route 79 will close for a portion of the work. Traffic will be detoured from East Terra Rd. to T.R. Hughes Blvd. to eastbound I-70 to access northbound Route 79.
- I-70 at Dardenne Creek- Four I-70 lanes in each direction remain open during the bridge rehab. Lanes will be shifted and narrowed. One lane will be closed in each direction during the bridge rehab. Also, for safety, the eastbound I-70 on ramp from Salt Lick Road will have to close during the work at Dardenne Creek. Northbound traffic on Salt Lick Road wishing to proceed east on I-70 will be detoured to westbound I-70 to U-turn at T.R. Hughes Blvd.
- I-70 at Spencer Creek (east of Spencer Road)- Four I-70 lanes remain open eastbound and five lanes will be open westbound during the bridge rehab. Lanes will be shifted and narrowed. One lane will be closed in each direction between Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Route 370 during the bridge rehab.
- I-70 North & South Outer Roads at Spencer Creek – One lane in each direction will remain open during the bridge rehab. Lanes will be shifted and narrowed.
For more information about the project, click here.
