Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
Injury crash on I-255 near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with injury on I-255 southbound at mile marker 7.6 between Columbia and Dupo. Columbia police, fire department and EMS…
Read MoreMissouri man charged after stolen BMW recovered in Columbia
A Missouri man was charged this week after a car discovered on the side of the interstate in Columbia late Monday turned up stolen. The Metro East Auto Theft Task…
Read MoreI-255 closure begins Feb. 1
Those who travel north on Interstate 255 past Cahokia will need to plan a new route starting Feb. 1. The Illinois Department of Transportation said it is scheduled to begin…
Read MoreI-255 lane closures near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Monday that the northbound left lane and center lane of Interstate 255 at milepost 12.4 near Cahokia will be closed Monday through Wednesday. The…
Read MorePolice pursuit in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating after a vehicle sped away from an officer at the storage units in Southwoods Center about 9 p.m. Sunday and drove at speeds near 90 miles…
Read MoreRoad rage incident in Columbia
Police were searching for a white Saturn SUV with a white male driver after he reportedly flashed a firearm during a road rage incident in Columbia on Christmas Eve. At…
Read MoreI-255 lane closures Tuesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation said the northbound center and right lanes of Interstate 255 at milepost 12.4 north of Dupo in St. Clair County will be closed from 9…
Read MorePolice pursuit on I-255
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputy pursued a gray Kia Soul that failed to pull over for a traffic stop in Columbia about 11:40 a.m. Tuesday. The pursuit, which reportedly…
Read MorePontoon boat falls off carrier on I-255
Interstate 255 eastbound traffic was slowed near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge as crews worked to remove a new pontoon boat from the roadway after it apparently fell off the back…
Read MoreIDOT announces major I-255 overhaul in 2020
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday that one of its first projects under the Rebuild Illinois capital plan will be a complete overhaul in 2020 of a crumbling section…
Read MoreEastbound lane closure on JB Bridge
The Missouri Department of Transportation said Thursday afternoon that crews will need to keep a lane closed on eastbound Interstate 255 at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge across the Mississippi River…
Read MoreArmed carjacking in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Police were called to the area of Route 3 just north of the Palmer Road overpass…
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