St. Charles County, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the city of Wentzville have received approval for a $14 million funding partnership to improve the safety of U.S. Highway 61.

 In January, St. Charles County submitted an application to MoDOT for the funding partnership in response to recent severe accidents on the highway. It was determined that the safety of the corridor could be improved with the construction of a grade-separated interchange at Missouri Route P and Peine Road, as well as the construction of improvements at several other intersections along the corridor.

 The partnership includes $8,000,000 in funding from MoDOT, $3,500,000 from St. Charles County, and $2,500,000 from the city of Wentzville.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY – The Missouri Department of Transportation will close several lanes of westbound Interstate 70 in St. Charles County October 22-23, 2012, weather permitting.

·        Monday, October 22- two right lanes westbound closed from Route 79 to Route K from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. The exit ramp to T.R. Hughes will remain open.
·        Tuesday, October 23- Up to two left lanes westbound closed from Route 79 to Route K from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
             

Crews will stripe a fourth westbound I-70 lane between T.R. Hughes Boulevard and Route K.
               

Plan ahead -- for ways to avoid work zones, call 1-888-ASK-MODOT or visit our website at www.modot.org/

Motorists hoping to find downtown St. Charles from Route 370 or Highway 364 after the closure of the westbound span of the Blanchette Bridge will have some help.

The city plans to spend $31,579 on big blue and white wayfinding signs which will be placed at strategic locations. 

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