At Last

Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.
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Eye on St. Louis. Yesterday afternoon the Missouri Department of Transportation held a ceremony to reopen the second and last segment of I 65 - US 40, which had been closed for complete rebuilding. The highway is the main east - west corridor through St. Louis City and County. The highway was the oldest in the area and in great need of improvement. For two years, the state closed first the western and then the eastern half. It caused great increases in travel times and hurt business along the route. Now it's done, and three weeks ahead of schedule. I have to drive between downtown and the western suburbs frequently for work. I am sooo glad this is over.

Of course, many local dignitaries attended the event. Those pictured below, starting from the upper left, are Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, U.S. Representatives Lacey Clay and Russ Carnahan, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley.

There were lots of interesting people in the crowd, enough to feel the blog for days. Stay tuned.





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