And the reason is provided in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s report about Interstate 44.
About 70 percent of the interstate will be torn up before fall. That means two-way traffic, narrowed lanes and lane closures along 207 of the 290 miles that stretch between St. Louis and Oklahoma.
If you’re going to be driving two lanes anyway, why not instead take the highway that’s the best?
This is either good or bad news. It would be a mess if most of that traffic got off 44 onto 66.
But hopefully, 66 will pick up some more fans.