Multiple Accidents Bring Traffic to a Standstill on I-64/Highway 40
Accidents in both directions have resulted in lane closures around the area where I-64, I-270 and Route 141 converge.
Traffic is extremely slow or altogether at a stop on sections of Highway 40/Interstate 64 near Highway 141 and I-270 due to accidents in both directions that have several lanes closed. Emergency crews are currently working to clear two accidents, one in the eastbound lanes at Woodsmill Drive and one westbound at Maryville Center Drive, both of which have closed multiple lanes, said MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn. There is no clear time frame for when the lanes will be re-opened. Horn said traffic maps for the area around where I-64, I-270 and 141 converge are "almost all red and yellow," indicating that vehicles are moving very slowly. Police officials also said the interstate is experiencing significant issues…
Joe Mamma
6:19 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I know the weather was bad, true, but everybody here goes way over the speed limit and they tailgate all the time, it's no wonder the volume of accidents, they will just have to learn the hard way. more ›