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Update:\u00a0MoDOT is postponing the closure of\u00a0I-64 due to heavy rain and storms forecasted for this weekend, but Metro Transit is still a great way to explore the region this weekend!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n If your weekend plans include heading to downtown St. Louis for food, fun and visiting the attractions, then Metro Transit is a great option to avoid the Interstate 64 closure. All lanes of I-64 will be closed eastbound and westbound starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 9, between Grand Boulevard and Interstate 44. The interstate is scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday morning.<\/p>\n Metro Transit makes it easy. There are 19 free Park-Ride lots<\/a> at MetroLink stations in St. Louis County in Missouri and St. Clair County in Illinois where you can park and catch the train to downtown St. Louis.<\/p>\n Hop on and off MetroLink or MetroBus all day by purchasing a Metro Day Pass for only $5<\/a> <\/strong>via Transit app or at Ticket Vending Machines located at all MetroLink stations and Metro Transit Centers.<\/p>\n Reminder: Per federal law, masks are required when riding Metro Transit.<\/em><\/p>\n To help plan your travels with Metro Transit, download the\u00a0Transit app<\/a>\u00a0to your mobile device to plan your trip, pay your fare and check on the real-time status of your bus. You can also use our online\u00a0Trip Planner<\/a>\u00a0or check out\u00a0MetroLink<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0MetroBus<\/a>\u00a0schedules, or contact Metro Transit Information for additional assistance at 314-231-2345 (phone) or 314-207-9786 (text), Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Update:\u00a0MoDOT is postponing the closure of\u00a0I-64 due to heavy rain and storms forecasted for this weekend, but Metro Transit is still a great way to explore the region this weekend!\u00a0 If your weekend plans include heading to downtown St. Louis for food, fun and visiting the attractions, then Metro Transit is a great option to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-metro-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"featured_media_urls":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Planning Your Trip<\/strong><\/h3>\n