Eastbound I-70 Blanchette Bridge Utility Work Scheduled Next Week Sunday through Thursday nights
ST CHARLES – The utility work will begin again Sunday, January 15 through Thursday, January 19. Motorists can expect overnight lane closures to move a fiber optic utility in preparation for the upcoming major rehabilitation work scheduled on the westbound I-70 Blanchette Bridge. The January 15-19 work will include the following closures:
- Sunday, January 15, one lane closed eastbound at 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. A second lane and both of the Fifth Street ramps to eastbound I-70 will close at 8 p.m.
- Monday, January 16 through Thursday, January 19, one lane closed eastbound I-70 at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. A second lane and both of the Fifth Street ramps to eastbound I-70 will close at 9 p.m. When the Fifth Street ramps to eastbound I-70 are closed, motorists will be detoured to use Veterans Parkway (the south outer road) west to the Route 94/First Capitol Drive interchange to access eastbound I-70.
For more information or to sign up for email updates regarding the upcoming westbound I-70 Blanchette Bridge rehabilitation, visit www.modot.org/blanchettebridge