Milling, Paving Work on Delmar Starts Today

According to Public Relations Manager David Wrone of the St. Louis County Roads Department, the milling and paving on Delmar from Trinity Avenue and the statues all the way to Price Road gets underway today (June 17). 

"We will be grinding up two inches of pavement and laying down asphalt, moving from east to the west," said Wrone. The time frame depends upon the weather and what the contractor finds out there.

There will be lane reductions while the asphalt is being laid. "As we say, our goal is to finish this in four weeks (by the week of August 13-17)," said Wrone. 

This is the final step in a $2.1 million project to completely rebuild Delmar including new curbs, guttering, sidewalks and pavement. It all dovetails with the new bridge that reopened at I-170 and Delmar earlier this year.

Drivers in University City and Ladue should watch the warning signs while driving through the area.

For the record, there is one lion and one tiger standing guard at Delmar and Trinity, not two lions.