JACKSON/CLAY COUNTIES – Just in time for the extended Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, the Missouri Department of Transportation reopens the Buck O’Neil (Highway 169 over the Missouri River) Bridge after a rehabilitation project.
Crews closed all southbound traffic of the aging structure back in mid-May in order to repair cables, railings, the medians and the expansion joints on the structure. The Buck O’Neil Bridge is more than 60 years old and sees on average of about 40,000 vehicles each day.
The repair project cost an estimated $7 million and was a cost-sharing agreement with the City of Kansas City, MO. Currently; an environmental study is being conducted on the bridge. The study will be used to help determine the feasibility of a new bridge.
MoDOT would like to thank the citizens of Kansas City and all of its partners for their patience.
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