I-44 to reopen after downtown St. Louis cave-in forced lengthy closure ^9.3%

STLPR - By Rob Edwards - 6/26/2026, 7:46 PM

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The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to reopen Interstate 44 through downtown St. Louis on Friday afternoon after completing emergency repairs to stabilize a bridge column exposed by the recent cave-in of a street under the interstate. The stretch of I-44 between the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge and the Poplar Street... more