I-270 Expansion Project Plans Revealed Monday

The  will unveil plans for an Interstate-270 expansion project at a public meeting Monday. 

The meeting will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Road, Des Peres, 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," MoDOT stated in a news release last week. "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."

MoDOT also stated that crews will try to keep full shoulders along I-270 once the project is complete.

Construction on the expansion project is set to begin later this year and is expected to be complete in December 2013, according to MoDOT's news release.

There are no formal presentations at the Jan. 30 meeting, so residents can attend for any period of time throughout the evening. Residents can learn about and comment on the project's construction plans, its impacts and construction staging.