Sparta

Sparta, IL · Traffic & Transit
myleaderpaper.com
I-55 off-ramp south of Festus to close Monday for roundabout construction
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the I-55 northbound off-ramp at Exit 170, south of Festus, will temporarily close beginning Monday, Oct. 26. The closure is part of Project Redbird, a multi-governmental effort to improve the transportation network around the former Festus Memorial Airport in Crystal City in preparation for the construction of the James Hardie manufacturing plant.
metrostlouis.org
Blue Line Trains Only Operating Between Shrewsbury & Forest Park, Nov. 2 – Dec. 23
Beginning Monday, November 2, Blue Line MetroLink trains will only operate between the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 and Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Stations to allow crews to perform critical maintenance work in the Union Station Tunnel. This service change will remain in effect during all hours of service through Wednesday, December 23. During...
Yahoo!
MoDOT conducts safety demonstration outside Imperial school
IMPERIAL, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation conducted a safety demonstration Tuesday in front of Windsor School in Imperial. The experiment was a way to show drivers how proposed changes could improve safety along the roadway. "So, we're taking a look at what kind of improvements for this...
myleaderpaper.com
MoDOT Hwy. 61-67 safety demonstration set for Tuesday
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced today, Oct. 19, its safety demonstration postponed from last week due to weather will take place Tuesday, Oct. 20, as part of its Hwy. 61-67 Corridor Study covering Hwy. 231 (in Arnold) to Hwy. Z (in Pevely). The safety demonstration is scheduled to...
sccmo.org
Josephville Road to Open to One-Way Traffic, Intersection Closed at Wortman Road
The St. Charles County Highway Department will re-open Josephville Road to one-way traffic (south/eastbound), simultaneously closing the intersection to Wortman Road on Monday, October 26, 2026. The bridge and roadway will reopen to south/eastbound traffic while the intersection at Wortman Road is reconfigured. The reconfigured intersection is expected to take...
stpetersmo.net
Expect Lane Closures on Spencer Road, South of Mexico and North of Holly Springs, for Utility Work
Drivers can expect periodic lane closures on Spencer Road in both southbound and northbound directions on Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 and Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. At least one lane of traffic in each direction will remain open at all times. All work is weather permitting.
firstalert4.com
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Traffic Alert: NB lanes of I-255 closed near Collinsville Road in St. Clair Co.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. (First Alert 4) - All northbound lanes of Interstate 255 are closed in Caseyville following a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday. According to the Illinois State Police, the crash happened around 6:35 a.m. near mile marker 23, south of Collinsville Road. Police say the crash involved a...
Belleville News-Democrat
Ready for a dark commute? Here's when daylight saving time ends in Illinois
The end of daylight saving time will soon bring sunsets before 5 p.m. in Belleville, and it’s almost time to change your clocks. Illinois residents will gain an hour when this year’s daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 , although some lawmakers have tried to change the practice . The end of daylight saving time will bring a 4:59 p.m. sunset Nov. 1 . By the end of November, the sun will set as early as 4:39 p.m., while the year’s end will see a sunset at 4:48. The history of daylight saving Daylight saving time was made a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports. State governments cannot independently change time zones or the length of daylight saving time, the department reports, but they can exempt themselves from the practice. “States do not have the authority to choose to be on permanent Daylight Saving Time ,” the U.S. Department of Transportation website reads. Next year’s daylight saving time will begin Sunday, March 14, 2027. How quickly will Belleville lose daylight? The “shortest” day of the year , or the day with the least
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firstalert4.com
Northern Village pays half of $700,000 gas bill ahead of Monday deadline
With a Monday shut-off looming, First Alert 4 is told that management at Northern Village Apartments in North County paid half of their $700,000 gas bill this week and says they will work to pay off the rest.
FOX 2
Portion of Interstate 70 reopens after semitruck fire in St. Peters
ST. PETERS, Mo. – A portion of Interstate 70 was closed Wednesday night into early Thursday after a semitruck caught fire in St. Peters. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the crash occurred shortly before 8:20 p.m. on eastbound I-70 near Cave Springs Road. Eastbound lanes on I-70 was closed for an extended […]
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St. Louis installs new signs in effort to get in compliance to stop train horns from blaring
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The city is working to complete all the tasks needed to make the train horns stop blaring. The city’s Chief Operating Officer, Col. Ben Jonsson, said the physical upgrades have been made at all railroad crossings as of Friday night. The new...