The Missouri Department of Transportation will close two highways this weekend near downtown for roadwork starting 8 p.m. Friday.

About two miles of Interstate 44 near the Poplar Street Bridge will be closed for the work.

MoDOT will close all westbound lanes of I-44 from the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge to the Poplar Street Bridge. In addition, all westbound lanes of I-44 and southbound I-55 from the Poplar Street Bridge to the I-44/I-55 split will be closed.

Due to the roadwork, motorists…