Delmar Loop construction winds down

  • 2015-11-24
Construction on the Delmar Loop part of The Loop Trolley system is finishing up, just in time for the holidays in St. Louis.

On November 10, workmen began removing the concrete barriers that had blocked access to stores, cut off pedestrian crosswalks, and made a number of drivers avoid the area entirely. Most of the construction was completed Monday, November 9.

The president of the Trolley Transportation Development District, Joe Edwards, promised that everything in the Delmar Loop would return to normal, and be exactly as it was before. However, there is a change—there are now tracks for the streetcar.

The route is 2.2 miles long, and runs from Forest Park, where the Missouri History Museum is located, to University City, which is part of the Delmar Loop. Ironically, the Loop gets its name from an earlier streetcar that turned around (or “made a loop”) here. The district features restaurants, shops, entertainment, and arts, and is a popular area.

However, despite the fact that most of the construction is finished, there is still more to do. The biggest project will come next year, when crews lay tracks through the Delmar and Skinker Boulevard intersection. Workers will put in two, ten-hour shifts daily to get the work on the busy area finished as quickly as possible.

As the area gets back to normal, local merchants might consider working with a printer on a Logo Design that incorporates the new trolley.

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