Roads
MoDOT Urges Drivers to be More Cautious in Work Zones
Year-to-date buffer truck hits see a nearly 25% increase. Summer may be coming to an end, but the roadwork continues. Drivers should expect to see active stationary and moving work zones throughout the fall and avoid distractions so they aren’t caught off guard.
NEW RAMPS AT HERITAGE CROSSING AND ROUTE 364 NOW OPEN
There is exciting news for residents and businesses in the Heritage Crossing area of St. Charles County. Ahead of schedule, the St. Charles County Highway Department opened new westbound and eastbound slip ramps at Heritage Crossing and Route 364 on Tuesday, Aug. 10.
Respect the Load. Share the Road.
Three-week safety campaign stressing caution around CMVs launches Aug. 2
Respect the Load. Share the Road. That’s the message you’ll be seeing across Missouri Aug. 2-22 in a statewide campaign urging drivers to drive safely around large trucks and buses. In turn, CMVs (commercial motor vehicle) drivers will be reminded to obey traffic laws, use their seat belts, slow down and pay attention.
Truck Accident Saturday, May 29, Foristell Road
On Saturday, May 29, 2021, an eastbound box truck dropped off the right side of Foristell Road, over-corrected, crossed the road and overturned just west of Borgelt Road. Thankfully no other vehicles were involved and there were only minor injuries.
Slow Moving Farm Vehicle Awareness April 12 – May 13, 2021
It's planting season
Slow down and pay attention near farm machinery. To navigate safely around them: wait for a safe passing zone, watch for oncoming traffic, use your turn signal and return to your lane once the vehicle is in your rearview mirror. Focus on the road.
Truck Crash on S. Point Prairie, Dec. 23
A semi pulling an oversize beam to the new school on Interstate Drive in Wentzville overturned on S. Point Prairie Road Dec. 23.
Transportation Projects Selected Under Governor Parson’s Cost-Share Program
JEFFERSON CITY – Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that 20 transportation projects will receive $50 million under his transportation cost-share program. The Missouri Departments of Transportation (MoDOT) and Economic Development (DED) selected the projects with the goal of building partnerships with local entities to deliver road and bridge projects that have the greatest economic benefit to the state.
Hwy. F Scheduled to get Shoulders in Early 2021
Route F in St. Charles County is scheduled to get narrow shoulders and rumble strips, similar to other lettered state highways in the area, in 2021. The project is currently scheduled to start in the summer of 2020, and should be complete in the summer of 2021.