I--270 North
h Corrridor
Stud
dy Fac
ct Sheet
Whaat is the I--270 North
h
Corrridor Stud
dy? The I-270 North
Corriidor Study will
w analyze existing
e
condiitions that im
mpact traffic and
exploore future traaffic and safeety
improovement opttions on a 122-mile
stretcch of the high
hway in Norrth St.
Louiss County.
Whyy is the stu
udy needed
d?
Residdents and bu
usiness owneers have
shareed their conccerns for yearrs about
congeestion on I-2
270, especiallly during
the evvening rush hour. From McDonnell
Bouleevard to eastt of New Floorissant
Roadd, the traffic back-ups
b
onn roads
approoaching I-27
70 such as Liindbergh
Bouleevard, New Florissant annd Route
367 are
a often notted as a conccern for drivvers. The enttrance and exxit ramps thaat require
crossing oncomin
ng traffic on Dunn Roadd are also a major
m
concerrn. Several bridges alongg
the coorridor will need
n
replaceement withinn a few yearss. Accommoodations for mass
m transit,
pedesstrian and biike use also need
n
upgradding to modeern standardss.
Whaat area of 270 is covvered by th
he study? The study will
w focus on the segmentt
of I-2270 from MccDonnell Booulevard to Route
R
367. The
T followingg interchangges are
included in the sttudy:
1. I-2270 interchaange with McDonnell
M
B
Boulevard
(B
Blvd.); and McDonnelll Blvd., from
m
Caampus Parkw
way to Dunnn Road:
2. I-270 interchaange with Liindbergh Blvvd. (67); andd Lindbergh Blvd. from Fee Fee Hillls
ne/Pattersonn Rd.
to Lindsay Lan
3. I-270 interchaange with I-1170
H
Rd., from
fr
Airportt Rd. to St. Anthony
A
4. Hanley
5. I-270 interchaange with New
N
Florissaant Rd.; andd New Florisssant Rd., frrom McClueer
Hiigh School to
o St. Anthonny Lane
6. I-270 interchaange with Washington
W
St. /Elizabeeth Ave.; annd Washingtton/Elizabethh,
froom Pershall Rd. to Dunnn Rd.
7. I-2270 interchaange with West
W Florissannt Ave.; andd West Florissant Ave., from Hudsoon
to Route AC (N
New Halls Ferry
F
Rd.)
8. I-2270 interchaange with New
N
Halls Feerry; and Neew Halls Feerry Rd., froom Old Hallls
Feerry to West Florissant
9. Olld Halls Ferrry Rd., from Route AC (New
(
Halls Ferry
F
Rd.) too Netherton Dr.
D
10. I-270 interchaange with MO
M Route 367;
3
and MO
O Rte. 367, from Veterrans to Dunnn
Rdd.
11. Beellefontaine Rd.,
R from Aldi’s
A
to Larimore Parkw
way.
Whoo is fundin
ng the stud
dy? MoDOT
T and East-W
West Gatewaay Council of
o
Goveernments aree providing resources
r
andd staff for thhe study. Currrently, theree is no
fundiing availablee for improvements to thhe corridor.
How
w long willl the studyy take? Thee study is exxpected to bee a year-longg process andd
will conclude
c
at the
t end of thhis year.
How
w can you help? Conttact MoDOT
T (individuallly or on behhalf of a grouup) to visit
with you to sharee your concerns and thouughts about what’s
w
needeed along thiss section of
I-2700. Share the informationn you learn with
w neighboors, family annd friends annd ask that
they contact
c
us, too.
Whaat happens next? Fiindings of thhe study and input from the
t public will
w be used too
help MoDOT
M
asssess the condditions impaccting traffic and determiine what impprovements
are neeeded along the route. In
n January 2012,
2
MoDO
OT will hold a second meeeting to
annouunce the find
dings of the study and make
m
recomm
mendations for
f traffic andd safety
improovements.
For more
m
informattion about thee study, pleasee visit the I-270 web page and virtual public
p
meetingg
at thee following lin
nk: http://ww
ww.modot.org
g/stlouis/majjor_projects//I270studyvp
pm.htm.
Contaact MoDOT’ss North Area Engineer
E
Larrry Welty at Lawrence.Wel
L
[email protected] or by
phonee at 314-568-7252.