Sullivan, MO (KTRS) Slick roads are to blame for a multi-vehicle accident in Franklin County that resulted in Interstate 44 to be shut down for several hours. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident involved four tractor trailers along eastbound 44 near the 224 mile marker. It happened at just after 9 p.m. Saturday. One…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A week after being closed due to the flooding, Highway 141 at I-44 has reopened. The Missouri Department of Transportation originally planned to reopen that interchange before rush hour tomorrow morning but crews have been able to clear away water and debris this afternoon. Crews have reopened the ramp from westbound I-44 and…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) More than 230 roads remain closed across the state. Interstate 55 closed in the southbound direction at noon between St. Louis and Jefferson counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation says northbound lanes of I-55 are expected to close before evening rush. Interstate 44 remains closed in St. Louis for more than 20 miles.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Interstate 44 is now open again in Missouri. A 24-mile stretch of the interstate southwest of St. Louis closed Wednesday due to flooding along the Meramec River. The Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the east-west interstate late Friday morning. Hours earlier, southbound lanes of Interstate 55 reopened south of St. Louis.…
( KTRS ) Drivers beware, a potential shutdown of I-44 just west of Highway 141 is expected soon. MoDOT officials predict a shutdown of the interstate could be coming by 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. -Rising floodwaters are to blame. Fox 2 news reports that Fenton city officials are also weighing possible evacuations. Sandbagging efforts took…
(St. Louis, MO) — Drivers heading downtown on a beautiful Fall weekend will encounter some inconveniences. MODOT will completely close I-44 between Kingshighway and Jefferson Avenue starting at 8 o’clock tonight. The weekend ramp closures include the Lafayette and Jefferson Avenue ramps onto I-44 west, the ramps from Vandeventer and Grand onto eastbound-44 and the…