Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
IDOT 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…
Read MoreI-255 crash near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department assisted Illinois State Police and other emergency personnel with a rollover crash that occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday on I-255 eastbound. Eastbound rush hour traffic…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-255 near Dupo
Dupo fire and EMS personnel responded with assistance from the Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday following a head-on collision on I-255 northbound…
Read MoreJB Bridge work to result in I-255 lane closures
Drivers heading into Illinois from St. Louis County will want to avoid using I-255 during weekdays, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews will have lanes closed on the Jefferson Barracks…
Read MoreI-255 lane closure Wednesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the southbound left lane of I-255 at milepost 12.8 south of Cahokia in St. Clair County will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3…
Read MoreNew I-255 exit gets $33M
The Illinois General Assembly passed a $45 billion capital plan earlier this year and some of that money will be coming to this area. Although the state is still determining…
Read MoreArrests made in Columbia carjacking
Area law enforcement agencies assisted Columbia police following an armed carjacking and robbery that took place late Tuesday night in Bolm-Schuhkraft Park. Three suspects, two of them juveniles, were taken…
Read MoreStolen truck strikes CPD officer’s vehicle during pursuit
A Columbia Police Department officer engaged in a pursuit about 1 a.m. Wednesday after he identified a vehicle as being stolen out of St. Louis County. The officer spotted the…
Read MoreI-255 road work starts Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the northbound and southbound lanes of I-255 from Route 3 to the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Monroe County will be restricted beginning…
Read MoreStolen car crashes in Columbia; truck also stolen
The driver of a car that was reported stolen from the parking lot of Red Roof Liquor & Lottery in Columbia on Thursday led police on a brief pursuit into…
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