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Friday, May 17, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions

MoDOT expert Linda Wilson Horn is waiting in the comments to answer your traffic and road questions in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to answer your road, construction and traffic questions.  MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn has agreed to help us out this week. She will answer questions in the comment section of Patch today between noon and 4 p.m.  Have a question? Ask below!

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CreveCoeurDad

12:17 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013

A signal is a sign to drivers behind you "Hey, there's a space here. Close it up. Fast." That's why people don't use signals.   more ›

Monday, May 13, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions On Friday

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation this week to get all of your traffic and road questions answered.

Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about traffic, road construction and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites on Friday, May 17 between noon and 4 p.m.  Get your questions ready and check back with Patch and MoDOT on Friday morning!  Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts:

richard grisham

5:36 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013

why is the road fix on 109 in front of the high school so rough. will it be fixed rich grisham 37 rockwood forrest ridge 63025   more ›

Friday, April 19, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions Friday

MoDOT expert Linda Wilson Horn is waiting in the comments to answer your traffic and road questions in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro today.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to answer your road, construction and traffic questions.  MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn has agreed to help us out this week. She will be online answering questions from 1-3:30 p.m. on Friday.  Have a question? Ask below!

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Jordan Lanham

5:33 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013

Thanks for your help today Linda! Have a great weekend!   more ›

Monday, April 15, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions On Friday

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation this week to get all of your traffic and road questions answered.

Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about traffic, road construction and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 19.  Get your questions ready and check back with Patch and MoDOT on Friday morning!  Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts:

Jelecle29

8:29 am on Monday, April 15, 2013

There needs to be signs posted at the Eager Rd (left lane for Eager Rd EAST / middle lane Target Promenade & Eager Rd EAST / right lane Eager Rd WEST) at the exit heading South from 170. There are two lanes but everyone exits on the right lane onto Eager and cuts everyone off in the left lane to go EAST on Eager. The signs should be hung along the side of the 40 West overpass. Thank you!   more ›

Friday, April 5, 2013

Volunteers Needed for MoDOT's 'No MOre Trash! Bash' Saturday

Join the Missouri Department of Transportation, community leaders and other volunteers to help pick up litter on Missouri roads.

Join the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), community leaders and other volunteers for the department's annual "No More Trash! Bash" on April 6. MoDOT will supply participants with trash bags, safety vests, litter pickers and gloves and will guide volunteers along the routes while picking up litter. The goal of the event is to spread awareness of Missouri's litter problem and work toward a litter-free state. If you're interested in participating, you can meet at one of the following trash bash locations at 9 a.m. on Saturday: The event kicks off a month-long initiative, sponsored by the Missouri Departments of Transportation and Conservation to clean up Missouri, according to a MoDOT news release. Keeping litter off the …

Friday, March 29, 2013

MoDOT: I-64 Closed This Weekend between Hampton and Forest Park Parkway

The Missouri Department of Transportation reports the St. Louis work zones through April 3.

During this holiday weekend, motorists need to be aware of two major work zones. All lanes and ramps of Interstate 64 between Hampton and Forest Park avenues will be closed from Friday night until early Monday morning. In addition, westbound Interstate 70 at the Blanchette Missouri River Bridge will be reduced to only one lane open late Friday night until early Saturday morning. The detour for westbound I-64 will be to get off the interstate at the Forest Park Avenue exit (exit 38A) and follow Forest Park Avenue to Kingshighway. After turning left onto Kingshighway, drivers will follow Kingshighway back to the interstate.   The detour for eastbound I-64 will be to get off the interstate at the Hampton Avenue exit (exit 34B), turn right on …

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

MoDOT Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary This Month

MoDOT celebrated one century of operation in March. How much do you know about the transportation department?

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced it's celebrating its 100th year anniversary this month. MoDOT released the following details of its creation in a news release. One hundred years ago, just after President Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated and as women campaigned for the right to vote, the Missouri General Assembly created the State Highway Department. Because on March 22, 1913, the precursor to today’s Missouri Department of Transportation came to be, Governor Jay Nixon recently issued a proclamation recognizing the 100thanniversary of the Missouri Department of Transportation.  “At that time, most road building equipment was mule-powered,” said MoDOT interim director Dave Nichols. “Today, our skilled crews and contractors …

Friday, March 22, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions

MoDOT expert Linda Wilson Horn will answer questions from 1-4 p.m. Friday in the comments to answer your traffic and road questions in the latest installment of Ask the Patch Pro.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to answer your road, construction and traffic questions.  MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn has agreed to help us out this week. She will answer questions in the comment section on Friday from 1-4 p.m.  Have a question? Ask below!

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Jordan Lanham

4:02 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013

Thanks so much Linda! Have a good weekend and stay warm!   more ›

Monday, March 18, 2013

MoDOT Launches 'Pothole Patrol' Monday

MoDOT is committing to repairing most potholes within 24 hours of them being reported. Motorists simply have to call in or email the pothole location.

The Missouri Department of Transportation kicked off its "enhanced pothole repair initiative" this week.   MoDOT stated in a news release that the plan is the same as last year where crews will repair a pothole with asphalt within 24 hours of it being reported on a weekday. "MoDOT’s goal is to aggressively tackle potholes to keep highways smooth and safe for St. Louis motorists," the news release stated. Drivers should report potholes to by calling 1-888-ASK-MoDOT or online at MoDOT.org.  Don't forget, you can also ask MoDOT your questions online this Friday from noon to 4 p.m., by logging on to your local Patch site. You can pick any topic and a representative with MoDOT will be participating in the interactive session and answering the …

Ask the Patch Pro: MoDOT Answers Your Questions On Friday

Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation this week to get all of your traffic and road questions answered.

Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about traffic, road construction and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 22.   Get your questions ready and check back with Patch and MoDOT on Friday morning!  Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts:

Michael E. Carter

5:01 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

I want to ask why they talk Toll Roads So Much.   more ›

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