Traffic Ahead: No Work Over Holiday Weekend

Traffic Troublemakers

What's even more maddening than road closures and construction that slow you down? Inconsiderate, irresponsible drivers that make you just shake your head in disbelief. Each week on Patch, we'll highlight some of these Traffic Troublemakers, plus give you a look at what to expect on the roads courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Affton-Shrewsbury Patch editor Andrew Dana Hudson reports an unsettling encounter:

I was on Holly Hills in South City and pulled up to the intersection with Gravois. I had a green light and needed to turn left, but I looked and four other cars zoomed through the intersection on Gravois. They had a green light too! It was a four way green light. Not only is that dangerous, it's existentially unsettling, and makes you question your trust in the whole traffic light system.

Happy holidays from Patch, and be careful out there.

From MoDOT: Work Zones restricted Friday, December 23 through Tuesday, December 27

The reopening of the Interstate 70 express lanes Thursday, Dec. 22 and the halting of all MoDOT work zones Friday, Dec. 23 should provide motorists with smooth travel during the Christmas holidays.

MoDOT will restrict all work zones Friday at noon and resume work Tuesday, December 27 after 9 a.m.

Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:

• I-70, St. Louis City, right lane on eastbound I-70 closed from St. Louis Avenue to Broadway until summer 2012.
• I-70, St. Louis City, the ramp from eastbound I-70 to 10th Street has permanently closed.
• Grand Boulevard, St. Louis City, closed from I-64 to Chouteau by St. Louis City until mid 2012.