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MoDOT holds public meeting on I-270 widening January 30

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house style public meeting January 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres, MO 63131.

The meeting is to discuss a project to improve the flow of traffic on Interstate 270 between Interstate 44 and Manchester Road by constructing an additional northbound through lane between I-44 and Manchester and an additional southbound through lane between Dougherty Ferry and I-44.  Because of roadway restrictions, such as railroad bridges, this will mean narrowing all through lanes to 11 feet wide, similar to what was done on I-44 during the I-64 reconstruction. As much as possible, MoDOT will maintain full shoulders along the roadway when the project is complete.

Construction on this project will start later this year and is expected to be complete in December 2013. 

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

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