Buck O'Neil Bridge Project
The John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil Memorial Bridge (formerly the Broadway Bridge), is a triple arch bridge carrying U.S. Highway 169 over the Missouri River and serving as a key regional connection between downtown Kansas City and communities north of the river. While safe, the bridge, which opened in 1956, is nearing the end of its projected lifespan. Even though the bridge underwent a short-term rehabilitation to extend its service life in 2018, a new bridge is needed to provide a crossing that will support continued use well into the future. So the Missouri Department of Transportation along with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, worked together to procure the $220 million dollars (that includes a $25 million federal grant) for this future transportation facility to improve regional and local system performance. Massman-Clarkson, A Joint Venture, is the design-build contractor chosen for the project - expected to be completed in 2024.
The current timeline for the project is as follows:
- Environmental Assessment Concluded: May 2020
- Request For Proposal Sent: August 2020
- Project Awarded: February 2021
- Construction Began: July 2021
- Anticipated Project Completion: December 2024
Districts Impacted
Project Updates
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Crews will CLOSE portion of southbound U.S. 169 beginning Feb. 6 until Fall 2024
JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES – Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge project will be making significant traffic pattern changes beginning in February. This includes the TOTAL CLOSURE of southbound U.S. 169 from the Charles Wheeler Downtown Airport to...
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Crews will CLOSE portion of southbound U.S. 169 beginning Feb. 6 until Fall 2024
JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES – Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge project will be making significant traffic pattern changes beginning in February. This includes the TOTAL CLOSURE of southbound U.S. 169 from the Charles Wheeler Downtown Airport to...
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Traffic Alert: Crews will close southbound U.S. 169 ramp to southbound I-35 on Jan. 4
JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES – Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge replacement will CLOSE the ramp from southbound U.S. 169 to southbound Interstate 35 beginning at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, until approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5...
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Crews will close southbound U.S. 169 ramp to southbound I-35 Dec. 29-30
JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES – Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge replacement will CLOSE the ramp from southbound U.S. 169 to southbound Interstate 35 beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, until approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30...
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Crews to OPEN northbound I-35 from 12th Street to I-70 on Dec. 14
JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES – Crews with the Buck O’Neil Bridge replacement plan to re-open northbound Interstate 35 from the 12th Street exit ramp to I-70 by early morning on Wednesday, Dec. 14. This stretch of interstate has been closed since...
About the Buck O'Neil Bridge
The year the Broadway (Buck O'Neil) Bridge Opened
Number of cars that use it daily

New Traffic Pattern
See the new traffic pattern for the John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil Memorial Bridge (formerly the Broadway Bridge), a key regional connection between downtown Kansas City and communities north of the river.