ST. LOUIS — A pedestrian bridge near downtown St. Louis will be torn down over the weekend, MoDOT said.
Beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, MoDOT will close a section of Interstate 44 in St. Louis, shutting down all lanes of the interstate in both directions between the Hampton and Vandeventer Avenue entrance and exit ramps. Drivers are asked to use Hampton, Vandeventer and Interstate 64 as a detour during the deconstruction project.
The pedestrian bridge, which was closed earlier this year for safety reasons, sits between Edwards and Kingshighway Boulevard. A new pedestrian bridge will later replace the current bridge.
The following lanes of traffic will close as follows:
- 7 p.m.: The ramp from southwest to eastbound I-44 closes.
- 8 p.m.: Eastbound lanes of I-44 will close at Hampton. Eastbound traffic between Hampton and Vandeventer will be prohibited.
- 10 p.m.: Ramps from Grand Avenue, Vandeventer Avenue and Kingshighway Boulevard to westbound I-44 will close.
- 11 p.m.: All westbound lanes on I-44 will close at Vandeventer Avenue will close. Westbound traffic between Vandeventer Avenue and Hampton Avenue will be closed.
All eastbound lanes should be reopened by 5 p.m. Saturday, with westbound lanes reopening by 8 a.m. Sunday. MoDOT asks drivers heading to and from Busch Stadium over the weekend to plan for an alternate route.
