Posts Tagged ‘I-255’
Road work on I-255 in St. Clair County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lane restrictions will be encountered, weather permitting, on southbound I-255 from mile marker 17.6 north of Route 15 to mile marker 16 in St. Clair County. …
Read MoreI-255 pursuit ends in arrest
The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted area law enforcement agencies late Thursday night with a pursuit that started out of the area and ended near Dupo.…
Read MoreDriver in police pursuit ordered held in jail
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from Columbia police and the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, successfully apprehended two suspects following a Friday morning pursuit connected to a…
Read MoreBrief pursuit Friday in Columbia
Police are on the lookout for a brown Ford passenger car with Missouri plates that sped away from officers late Friday morning in Monroe County. At about 11:25 a.m., a…
Read MoreI-255 repairs in Monroe County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday that pavement repairs on eastbound Interstate 255 from the Route 3 exit in Columbia to the Dupo exit will require lane closures starting…
Read MoreBurglary thwarted at Columbia auto dealership
One man is in custody and another remains at large following an early-morning break-in at George Weber Chevrolet, 701 Old Route 3 in Columbia. Columbia police said the incident began…
Read MoreSemi tractor-trailer fire on I-255
The Columbia Fire Department, Columbia EMS and Columbia police responded to the area of I-255 southbound near milepost 6 shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday for a semi tractor-trailer fire. The…
Read MorePair of fatal I-255 crashes
There were two fatalities in less than three days on I-255 in and near Monroe County. A Dupo man died from serious injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash about 5:15…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:20 a.m. Monday to a fatal crash on I-255 westbound at milepost 5.8 in Columbia. A car drove into the rear of a tractor-trailer that was…
Read MoreFriday morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 northbound just before the I-255 split. Responding agencies were the Columbia Police Department, Columbia EMS…
Read MoreArea projects in IDOT plans
The Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday unveiled a plan for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state and local funds over the next six years to repair and upgrade…
Read MoreI-255 lane closure in Cahokia Heights
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced lane restrictions will be encountered on I-255 northbound over Prairie DuPont Creek south of Route 157 in St. Clair County beginning Friday, July 7. The…
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