JACKSON COUNTY – MoDOT Kansas City will be replacing the 67th St. bridge over Interstate 435. Crews will close the bridge at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 23 until approximately Dec. 2021. There will be no signed detour for 67th St. and traffic will need to find alternate routes. This bridge replacement will require the TOTAL CLOSURE of I-435 between MO Route 350 and U.S. 71 beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday evening, April 23, until 5 a.m. Monday morning, April 26 for demolition purposes. Northbound and southbound I-435 motorists are encouraged to use I-70 and I-470 around the closure during this time. U.S. 71 is also recommended as an alternate route. All work is weather permitting.
This work will also close the following ramps during the demolition weekend:
- The ramp from northbound U.S. 71 to northbound I-435
- The ramp from Bannister Rd. to northbound I-435
- The ramp from 87th St. to northbound I-435
- The ramp from Gregory Blvd. to northbound I-435
- The ramp from MO Route 350 to southbound I-435
- The ramp from 63rd St. to southbound I-435
The existing bridge was built in 1965 and rehabilitated in 2007. The structure is nearing the end of its service life necessitating the need for replacement.
Please be patient and considerate to your fellow motorists. Use the zipper merge and take turns at merge points. Please remember that all work zones are NO PHONE ZONES. Buckle up. Phone down. Arrive Alive. For potential impacts to traffic, please review KC Scout cameras at http://www.kcscout.net or consult our real-time traffic partner, WAZE.
Motorists are reminded to slow down and pay attention while driving in work zones. Not all work zones look alike. Work zones can be moving operations, such as striping, patching or mowing. They can also be short term, temporary lane closures to make quick repairs or remove debris from the roadway.
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