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Electronic signs alert motorists that I-55 will be closed in both directions from Carondelet to 4500 Broadway starting at 9 p.m. Friday, April 15 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 18, to remove Holly Hills Bridge.

I-55 Will Close This Weekend to Remove Holly Hills Bridge
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), April 14, 2011 - MoDOT will close a section of Interstate 55 in South St. Louis City this weekend to remove the Holly Hills Bridge. I-55 will be closed in both directions from Carondelet to 4500 Broadway starting at 9 p.m. Friday, April 15 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 18. Motorists are encouraged to use I-44 as an alternate route. This work will not be affected by weather.

Motorists can use the following detour while this section of I-55 is closed:

Southbound I-55 - Exit at Broadway and head south. Turn right on Carondelet Avenue right and follow to I-55.
Northbound I-55 - Exit at Carondelet and head south. Turn left on Broadway and follow to I-55.

This construction is part of the Interstate 55 Bridge Replacement Project to remove and replace the Holly Hills and Delor Bridges. Both of them were built in the early 1960s and have deteriorated beyond the point of simply repairing the bridges.

The Holly Hills and Delor Bridges will be built in the same location with a higher clearance over the interstate to meet current Federal Highway standards. MoDOT will also upgrade the sidewalks and pedestrian ramps to American Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Replacing both the Holly Hills and Delor Bridges costs a total of $3 million dollars. The entire I-55 Bridge Replacement Project is expected to be complete by the end of 2011.

In South County, motorists using northbound I-270 from Gravois to I-44 are also advised of a triple lane closure from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Sunday. Lanes are being shifted on northbound I-270 to prepare for construction repairs to the I-270 bridges over Rott Road and over I-44. This weekend's work is weather permitting. Northbound I-270 traffic will remain shifted and have narrowed lanes for two months for this construction with a reduced work zone speed limit of 45 mph in place around the clock. Similar work will occur on southbound I-270 in June.

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