Traffic Ahead: Threatened With BB Gun Over Lane Use

What's even more maddening than road closures and construction that slows you down? Inconsiderate, irresponsible drivers that make you just shake your head in disbelief. Each week on Patch, we'll highlight some of these Traffic Troublemakers, plus give you a look at what to expect on the roads courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Traffic Troublemakers

This week we have two nominees straight out of the :

"A teenager brandished a pistol at another motorist after an argument over lane use while driving. No one was injured. Police have traced the license plate of the vehicle and arrested a Brentwood teenager for third degree assault and peace disturbance. Police recovered the weapon; it was a B.B. pistol."

"Police were called to the 7400 block of Woodlawn Colonial on at 3 AM by a taxi cab driver. Two men called for a cab ride home from a bar on Washington Avenue, in downtown St. Louis, to Woodlawn Colonial, and one of the men refused to pay the cab fare. The drunk man was arrested."

Our third nominee comes from Webster Groves Patch editor Sheri Gassaway:

"I saw a guy riding on a motorcycle downtown who was smoking a cigarette and talking on his cell phone. Good thing he was wearing a helmet!"

Scroll down to vote for traffic troublemaker of the week. Send your nominations for next week's Traffic Troublemaker to andrew.hudson@patch.com.

I-64 Closed Downtown This Weekend

This weekend, all lanes of eastbound I-64 from Jefferson to 6th Street will close starting at 8 p.m. Friday. The highway will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday.

Poplar Street Bridge Partially Closing

Two lanes on the eastbound Poplar Street bridge will also close this weekend from 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.

Lanes of I-270 Closing for Bridge Repairs

In North St. Louis County, several lanes of eastbound and westbound I-270 between Lindbergh and I-170 will close this weekend for bridge repairs. Up to two lanes will close starting late Friday night. During the day Saturday and Sunday, only one lane in both directions will be closed.

The ramps from Lindbergh to eastbound I-270 will close during this work. All closures are expected to end by 7 a.m. Sunday.

Lanes of I-170 Closing

Up to two lanes will also be closed this weekend on southbound I-170 near the railroad bridge at Hanley. The ramp from Frost to southbound I-170 will also be closed. The closure begins at 8:30 p.m. Friday and is expected to reopen by 5:30 a.m. Monday.

In Case You Forgot...

• Jamieson bridge closed over I-44 in St. Louis City.
• Eastbound 11th Street exit ramp of I-64 closed weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Right lane of I-64 at Chestnut closed starting mid October.
• Express lanes of I-70 in St. Louis City are closed until mid-December.
• The ramp from eastbound I-70 to 10th Street closed permanently October 10.
• Grand Boulevard in St. Louis City closed from I-64 to Chouteau by St. Louis City until mid 2012.
• Ladue Road closed east of Route 141.
• There is a narrowed exit lane from northbound Earth City Expressway to westbound Route 370.
• Ladue Road is closed at Route 141 until mid-November.