The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced its safety demonstration scheduled for today, Oct. 15, as part of its Hwy. 61-67 Corridor Study covering Hwy. 231 (in Arnold) to Hwy. Z (in Pevely) has been postponed.
In a written statement, MoDOT officials said the postponement is due to forecasts of inclement weather. MoDOT will send out an update once the new date has been scheduled, the statement said.
In addition, the study team follow-up event originally scheduled to take place at the Windsor Owl football game Oct. 16 at the Windsor stadium on campus has been cancelled.
The safety demonstration, when held, will be in place approximately 12 hours, beginning at 6:30 a.m., according to the original MoDOT statement on the event issued in September.
The event will demonstrate proposed improvements to the roadway at key intersections and road segment along the study corridor. The key intersections are Windsor Harbor Drive at Hwy. 61-67 and Imperial Main Street at Hwy. 61-67.
The demonstration will use traffic control devices (including cones, signs and barricades) to temporarily implement reduced vehicle lanes and dedicated turn lanes to encourage slower speeds and increase driver awareness from Windsor Drive to Craig Drive. This will allow the agency to evaluate how the corridor functions today with reduced speeds and ease the ability to make turns, the statement said.
Project staff will be on site periodically to observe traffic using the temporary changes to the roadway and will engage people to gather feedback about the demonstration design. Those engaged will be encouraged to take a traffic study on the demonstration design.
Project updates, future engagement opportunities and study materials will be offered through MoDOT at U.S. Route 61/67 Public Meeting | Missouri Department of Transportation.