Multiple major roads close as winter weather stalls cars, leads to crashes

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Interstate 70, Interstate 44 and Interstate 170 are three of the roads that Saturday’s winter weather has impacted.

At 8:10 a.m., both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed at Jennings Station Road. Cameras in the area showed traffic at a standstill.

The eastbound lanes reopened around 9:20 a.m., with the westbound lanes still closed.

MoDOT does not give a reason for the closure, with Gateway Guide listing the reason as “Other.”

St. Louis police have listed other crashes and following complications. At around 8:30 a.m., city police reported a crash into a power pole at Chouteau Avenue and S. 14th Street, downing power lines and requiring aid from Ameren.

At 8:40 a.m., St. Louis police post that the Interstate 44 is closed eastb