The Missouri Department of Transportation is temporarily closing a section of Interstate 70 in the Kansas City metro area. I-70 will be closed in both directions between I-435 – I-470.
The interstate will be shut down at 10:00 p.m. on June 8, 2018 and reopen at approximately 5 a.m. on June 11, 2018.
Eastbound I-70 ramp closures include:
- Manchester Trafficway to eastbound I-70
- Northbound and southbound I-435 ramps to eastbound I-70
- Blue Ridge Cutoff ramp to eastbound I-70
- Highway 40 ramp to eastbound I-70
- Blue Ridge Blvd. Ramp to eastbound I-70
- Noland Road ramp to eastbound I-70
Westbound I-70 ramp closures include:
- Northbound and southbound I-470/Route 291 ramps to westbound I-70
- Lee’s Summit Road ramp to westbound I-70
- Noland Road ramp to westbound I-70
- Highway 40 ramp to westbound I-70
- Eastbound I-70 will be reduced to one lane from Manchester Trafficway to Blue Ridge Cutoff. Any traffic that does not follow the detour onto southbound I-435 will be moved off at Blue Ridge Cutoff.
- Westbound I-70 will be reduced to one lane before the Route 291 and the I-470 interchange All traffic will be routed onto southbound Route 291/I-470
- Southbound Route 291 just north of I-70 will be reduced to one lane to accommodate merging traffic from westbound I-70
According to The Kansas City Star, crews are removing the Crysler Avenue, Pittman Road and Phelps Road bridges over the interstate in Kansas City and Independence. The construction project is expected to be completed by December 2018.
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