2024-12-23T13:55:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/79396202/the-park-over-the-highway-is-now-underway Justine Testado 2013-08-14T09:55:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yg/yg92rvqourhtqh35.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> Officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the start of the aptly named&#8203; &#8203;"&#8203;Park O&#8203;ver the Highway" plan in St. Louis, Missouri earlier this month. The plan's objective is to connect the iconic Gateway Arch grounds and Downtown St. Louis by building a park over the Interstate-70, which has divided the city from the Mississippi waterfront for the past 50 years. Last month, the <a href="http://modot.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Missouri Department of Transportation </a>(MoDOT) awarded <a href="http://kciconstruction.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KCI Construction Company</a> $26.4 million to begin construction. The project is expected to be done by Fall 2015.</p> <p> As depicted in the rendering above, the extensive renovation project also involves re-routing roads, laying groundwork pedestrian and bike paths, and general enhancement of the landscape&#8203;.</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/r8/r82nj3j9f2h5pxur.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Funds for the entire $380 million plan came from public sources like federal grants and a voter-approved local sales tax as well as private contributions from major supporters like the <a href="http://www.cityarchriver.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CityArchRiver</a> foundation.</p> <p> <br><br><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/8v/8v9ruq4ubroskgh0.jpg" title=""><br><br> U.S. Transportation ...</p>