Thousands Turn Out to Celebrate the Opening of Route 141 and the Page-Olive Connector
Families and dogs, runners, bicyclists, rollerbladers and proud government and traffic officials all enjoyed the completion of this major road project.
Thousands of walkers, runners, bicyclists and rollerbladers came out on a hot, sunny Saturday morning to celebrate the opening of the Route 141 and Page-Olive Connector with traffic-free access to the road. The day, 30-plus years in the making, started with a “Run to Get It Done” 10-kilometer run and walk at 7:30 a.m., followed by open access to approximately three miles of north and south Missouri Route 141 between Parkway Central High School to the south and Interstate 364 to the north. “We’ve been watching it for years,” Kathleen Hall of Chesterfield said as she and her husband Steve Hall took a break from bicycling 141. “We couldn’t wait, couldn’t wait, couldn’t wait; we’re excited about it.” There was also a grand opening ceremony …
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