Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
I-255 project moving to south section
Work continues to move forward on schedule with the northern section of the I-255 rehabilitation project and preparations are now being made for a switchover to the southern section. Beginning…
Read MorePolice pursuit passes through Columbia
Columbia police monitored a vehicle pursuit that made its way through Columbia from St. Clair County early Wednesday afternoon. An Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network bulletin was issued about…
Read MoreVehicle flees from traffic stop in Dupo
Charges are pending after a vehicle sped away from a traffic stop in Dupo on Monday night. Police said that about 9 p.m., an officer attempted to stop a black…
Read MoreVehicle evades police on I-255
Local law enforcement agencies were following and attempting to locate a car out of Collinsville that led police throughout Columbia and rural Monroe and St. Clair counties late Saturday morning.…
Read MoreI-255 ramp closures in St. Clair County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the ramps from Route 15 westbound to I-255 southbound and from I-255 northbound to Route 15 westbound in St. Clair County will…
Read MoreOverturned boat on river bank not distressed
Columbia Fire Department personnel responded about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a possible overturned boat on the eastern edge of the Mississippi River near 11592 Levee Road north…
Read MorePolice on lookout for drag racers
Illinois State Police alerted local law enforcement of a drag racing incident involving an orange Ford Focus and gray Lexus shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the area of I-255 at…
Read MoreI-255 lane closure near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the northbound right lane of I-255 at milepost 12.4 near Cahokia closed Friday and will be reopened at noon Wednesday. The lane closure…
Read MoreI-255 lane closures near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the northbound center and right lanes of Interstate 255 at milepost 12.4 in St. Clair County are closed today for repairs to the…
Read MoreInjury 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…
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