Traffic Safety; Street Closings || Public Safety || 

Pedestrian Safety; Sidewalk Closings || Street/Sidewalk Cleaning || 

Storage of Materials, Equipment, Vehicles || Construction Hours || 

Work on Public Streets In SBD || Protection of Excavations || 

Roads Under Other Jurisdictions || Further Information || 

Call Before You Dig || 

Traffic Safety
Street Closings

Streets shall not be closed overnight without permission of the City Council.  Contact the City Clerk at 314-822-5802.

Minor streets may be closed during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with permission of the Public Works Department (314-822-5822).  Twenty-four hour notification is required.  The contractor shall furnish detour signs, road closed signs, barricades, and all other traffic control devices in accordance with MUTCD (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Millennium Edition.)

Streets may be partially blocked during construction  activities  between  the  hours  of  9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  One lane of traffic shall be maintained at all times.  One-lane signs, barricades, and traffic control devices shall be required in accordance with MUTCD.  If traffic on the affected one-lane roadway is not visible from one end or the other, then flagger procedures shall be used to control opposing traffic flows.

Public Safety

When working on a public right-of-way (street, sidewalk, or lawn area between the street and sidewalk) or immediately adjacent to a street or sidewalk, the contractor shall install barricades and traffic control devices in accordance with MUTCD.  Copies of MUTCD may be obtained from:

 Institute of Transportation Engineers
1099 14^th Street N.W., Suite 300 West
Washington, DC  20005-3438
FAX 1-200-289-7722
www.ite.org

Pedestrian Safety
Sidewalk Crossings

Sidewalks may be closed during construction with approval of the Public Works Department (314-822-5822). Barricades and signs which state “sidewalk closed” shall be installed at each end of the closed section.  The Public Works Department will not authorize the closing of sidewalks along Kirkwood Road or the Central Business District unless no other reasonable alternative exists for the contractor to perform the work.  A covered walkway may be required in the Central Business District.

Street/Sidewalk Cleaning

Storage of Material and
Parking of Construction Equipment or Vehicles

Trailers, construction equipment, and construction vehicles shall not be parked or stored on any public street or sidewalk at any time.

Materials or debris shall not be placed on any public street or sidewalk at any time.

Dumpsters shall not be placed on any public street or sidewalk at any time.

Trailers, construction vehicles and equipment, dumpsters, or materials on a public street or sidewalk are subject to removal by the City at the owner’s expense.

For further details, contact the Kirkwood Police Department at 314-822-5858.

These provisions do not apply to governmental entities, public utilities, or companies under contract with such organizations. 

Construction Hours

Construction involving the operation of machinery or equipment which causes loud or disturbing noise shall be allowed between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday except for activities by governmental authorities or public utilities.

For further information, contact the Kirkwood Police Department at 314-822-5858.

Work on Public Streets or Sidewalks
in the Central Business District (SBD)

All work on public streets or sidewalks in the Central Business District (area bounded by and including Taylor Avenue, Clay Avenue, Woodbine Avenue, and Bodley Avenue) shall require approval and coordination of the Public Works Department (314-822-5822).

Partial street or sidewalks closures or removal of parking on any street in the Central Business District shall require the approval and coordination of the Kirkwood Police Department  (314-822-5858).

Protection of Excavations

During non-working hours, excavations in the roadway shall be securely covered with steel plates to allow traffic to safely cross over the excavation.  Signs which state “Bump“ (MUTCD Sign #W8-1) shall be placed to warn the motorist of the excavation.

Excavations in the sidewalk or adjacent to the street pavement or sidewalk shall be securely covered or securely fenced during non-working hours.  Barricades shall be installed around the excavation.

Roads Under Other Jurisdictions

Adams Avenue; Ballas Road, from Adams to Dougherty Ferry; Big Bend Road; and Marshall Road are under the jurisdiction of the St. Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic (314-615-1150).

Manchester Road; Kirkwood Road south of the Burlington Northern Railroad; Kirkwood Road north of Swan Avenue; and Cragwold Road are under the jurisdiction of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) (314-340-4100).

Further Information

Kirkwood Public Works Department: 314-822-5822

Kirkwood Police Department: 314-822-5858

Call 3 Days Before You Dig

UTILITY LOCATES: 

Kirkwood Electric Department : 314-822-5842

Kirkwood Water Department: 314-984-5936

Missouri One-Call: 1-800-DIG-RITE (1-800-344-7483)

http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov