West Virginia leads the nation in something. And, no, we're not talking about obesity or smoking or party schools. West Virginia is the most likely place in America for motorists to crash into deer! According to State Farm insurance claims and statistics from the Federal Highway Administratio ... More >>
Even 900 years ago, big cities had suburbs. The biggest city in North America then was Cahokia, and its suburbs stretched westward across the Mississippi River and north across most of what is now East St. Louis. We know that the Cahokians had a nasty habit of using their suburban neighbors as human ... More >>
Google Street ViewHas anyone ever snapped a more quintessential photo of St. Louis, with the Arch and Imos? Oh, and the "congested" Poplar Street Bridge? ​A nationwide traffic study has ranked the junction point of interstates 70, 64 and 55 in St. Louis as one of the worst bottlenecks in the count ... More >>
modot.orgI-44 in 2007: An extra lane is born.​You were a fifth lane, but never a fifth wheel. No far from it. We enjoyed having you around. Sure, it was scary (and exhilarating!) that first time we drove you back in 2007 -- the year they squeezed you onto the blacktop to compensate for the entire ... More >>
flickr.com/photos/sethgainesThe old Tuscumbia Bridge. She ain't what she used to be. Ain't what she used to be.In recent weeks a lot of states have gone to extraordinary lengths -- as if a free trip to Disneyland were at stake -- to make the case that they were first to break ground in tho ... More >>
Advocates for the disabled flag down Missouri’s highway builders and demand they pay greater attention to accessibility.
Unreal wanders into an un-bear-ably raucous party, plans a Missouri escape and visits a local blogger who's worried about Sheryl Crow; plus, our fantastic suggestion for the Mark McGwire Highway
Competing nominations bring high-pressure politics to the Century Building -- again
How the Page Avenue extension has been good for influential road-builder Fred Weber Inc. -- through construction contracts, profitable land sales and a sweet deal with St. Louis County to expand its golf course
