Historical April–May 2008 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The City’s Board of Public Service has contracted with Kozeny-Wagner as General Contractors to replace the Delmar Boulevard Bridge over MetroLink tracks (between Hodiamont and Des Peres Avenues).
The $3.2 million project replaces the bridge supporting structure built in the late 1920’s.
The work will done in two phases and one lane of traffic in each direction will be available.
The north side of the bridge will be demolished and re-built. Traffic will be switched to the north half and the same work will be done on the south half.
This project will be complete in approximately one year. Editor’s Note: the rebuilding of the Delmar Bridge had been scheduled for several years, but was purposely postponed until after the Forest Park Parkway reopened last year, saving the neighborhood from major isolating construction on two fronts. Having one lane open for through traffic was also a priority to help residents get to all the new businesses on Delmar. Thanks to Alderwoman Lyda Krewson for her successful push for our neighborhood priorities! At the same time, Metro is working on the long-awaited improvements to the MetroLink station and bus plaza on Des Peres. New bus bays, all on the west side of Des Peres, plaza style sidewalks, new landscaping and greatly enhanced lighting will make the station safer and brighter.
The Delmar Streetscape becomes more uniform this spring when University City begins an important streetscape improvement project, installing decorative pedestrian scale street lighting and trees from the city limits to Kingsland.
The design has been planned for several years to coordinate with the improvements made east of Skinker.
The last connecting piece will hopefully also start this year, the two blocks between the city limits and Skinker.
The lighting project will also be enhanced with new street trees where dead or stressed.
A panhandling ordinance was passed recently by Ald. Lyda Krewson in the City of St. Louis limiting panhandling to daylight hours and banned at all times at bus stops and Metro stations, ATMs or within 30 feet of public doorways or sidewalk cafes, schools, and crosswalks. University City is considering similar legislation. Welcome to new businesses PI restaurant, a great San Francisco style pizza, and Suite 100, a gallery and coffee shop in the 6100 block of Delmar, and Not Just a Bookstore and Sir BBQ in the 5800 block of Delmar. And note Norb Hart’s article on Knitty Couture in this issue.
This beautiful shop is located next to Diversity Gallery and the Culture Cafe, across from the Pageant.
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Delmar Bridge construction, spring 2008.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2008.
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