Historical November 1997 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The city has received federal funds from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Act (CMAC) that will allow It to upgrade the signals at many municipal intersections. Skinker/ McCausland is one of the first arteries scheduled for this upgrade.
The traffic system will be rebuilt with fiber optic technology in order to allow signals to be reprogrammed as conditions warrant.
There will be metallic loops in the street that will measure traffic flow.
In our area, this will be particularly useful when crowds exit large events at Forest Park or at Washington University. Because of this CMAC upgrade, then Alderman Dan McGuire was able to include items of interest to many Skinker DeBaliviere residents.
For the first time, the intersections of Skinker and Forest Park Parkway and Skinker and Delmar will receive pedestrian walk lights, making it far easier to traverse these intersections.
In addition, the Skinker/Waterman intersection will receive new pedestrian lights. Bids for this project will be opened on November 25 and work will proceed thereafter, weather of course permitting.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1997.
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