Mississippi River Bridge

Stan Musial Bridge Bill On Its Way To Mo. Gov. Nixon

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:15:58 +0000

Legislation is on its way to Governor Jay Nixon (D) that would name the new Mississippi River Bridge being built at St. Louis for the late Cardinals slugger Stan "the Man" Musial.

Standards For Minority, Female Worker Participation Set In IDOT, Union Agreement

Chris McDaniel — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:46:54 +0000

The Illinois Department of Transportation and labor unions have signed off on an agreement that sets requirements for state-funded bridge and road projects.

Union and church leaders met with Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider at the new Mississippi River Bridge Wednesday, celebrating the new Project Labor Agreement that will set standards for minority and female participation.

U.S. Senate Effort To Name Bridge After Cards Great Musial Moves Forward

Kelsey Proud — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:25:43 +0000

A national-level effort to name the new Mississippi River Bridge after late St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial is one step closer to law.

U.S. Senators passed the legislation unanimously on Tuesday and mirrors several state-level initiatives.

The Senate measure will now move on to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.

Photos: New Mississippi River Bridge Construction In Action

Kelsey Proud — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:52:29 +0000

The Missouri Department of Transportation has released some new photos of construction workers installing the massive cables on the new Mississippi River Bridge. The process of installing those cables is expected to take about a year to complete.

Rethinking St. Louis Highways

Adam Allington — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:33:42 +0000

The creation of the new I-70 bridge over the Mississippi just north of downtown has created renewed interest in a plan to remove the part of I-70 that currently runs through downtown.

John Norquist is the President of the Congress for New Urbanism, where he champions a growing movement encouraging cities to tear down their freeways.

Norquist gave a talk at Washington University entitled “Rethinking Our Streets: The Value of Flexible Street Design”