JACKSON COUNTY – MoDOT Kansas City will be replacing the Blue Ridge Blvd. Bridge over Interstate 70, as well as making interchange improvements to the ramps and approaches beginning on Monday, May 8. Beginning at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, May 8, crews will CLOSE the ramp from U.S. 40 to eastbound I-70, and the ramp from Blue Ridge Blvd. to eastbound I-70 until approximately mid-November 2023. Additionally, beginning at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 8, crews will CLOSE two lanes of eastbound I-70 in the area for traffic shifting work. This will reduce eastbound I-70 in the area to one lane overnight.
Throughout construction, there will be intermittent lane closures along eastbound I-70. These lane closures are for traffic shifting, pavement marking, and barrier work. There will be three lanes of traffic along eastbound I-70 through construction with the exception of the intermittent lane closures. Motorists should anticipate various lane closures, ramp closures, and bridge work through approximately the end of 2023. This project will also require the demolition of the bridge requiring a weekend closure of a portion of I-70. More details about that closure and its confirmed date will be announced soon. All work is weather permitting.
This bridge is included in Governor Mike Parson’s $351 million Focus on Bridges Program which will repair or replace 250 bridges across the state.
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