From 9 p.m. July 30 to 6 a.m. Aug. 2, Skinker Boulevard will be closed to traffic at Forest Park Parkway.
Only local traffic will be permitted on Skinker between Clayton Road and Lindell Boulevard and between Delmar Boulevard and Pershing Avenue. There will be a traffic barricade that prevents vehicles from traveling south of Pershing and north of Lindell, and a project staff person will prevent any pedestrian traffic through the construction site.
Additionally, the parkway will be closed at the same time Skinker is closed. Local traffic accessing the University will need to use alternate entrances.
The roadway closures are necessary for the installation of the temporary bridges that will carry traffic over tunnel construction beneath the intersection of Skinker and the parkway.
The dates and times could change in the event of bad weather or unforeseen conditions.
No pedestrians will be permitted through the intersection of Skinker and the parkway during this closure. Northbound pedestrian traffic will be diverted to east on Lindell, north on Des Peres Avenue, west on Pershing and then north on Skinker.
Southbound pedestrian traffic will travel east on Pershing, south on Des Peres, west on Lindell and then south on Skinker.
The pedestrian detours are non-negotiable. There will be no safe path through the intersection during this weekend.
Kayak’s Coffee will be accessible by foot or car, and people can still get to Lindell and Brookings Drive.
Motorists traveling south on Skinker will detour east on Delmar, south on Kingshighway Boulevard, west on Interstate 64 (Highway 40) and then south where Skinker becomes McCausland Avenue.
Northbound motorists will detour east on Interstate 64, north on Kingshighway, west on Delmar, and north on Skinker.
For more information about the MetroLink extension, including road closure and construction information, go online to crosscounty.org or call the project hotline at 923-3050.