Lee’s Summit, Missouri - On Tuesday, July 9, the KC Scout website www.kcscout.net was restored which includes live camera views. This is the second major public-facing restoration of KC Scout services. On June 20, digital message boards began displaying real-time information. Full-service restoration efforts are still underway which include the KC Scout mobile app, real-time information cameras on the MoDOT Traveler Map, camera stream access for media partners, and the KDOT traveler map, KanDrive.gov. Updates on additional service restoration will be shared with the public.
KC Scout, a bi-state initiative between the Missouri and Kansas Departments of Transportation to provide travel and traffic information and service for the Kansas City metro area, suffered a cyberattack on April 25. Since then, efforts to restore KC Scout services have been underway.
The DOTs and KC Scout thank everyone for their patience during the service outage and as efforts toward complete service restoration continues.
The Kansas and Missouri DOTs remind motorists that emergency services are still available in Kansas and Missouri. Kansas Highway Patrol Motorist Assist Vehicle (MAV) continue to proactively run routes and respond to incidents in their jurisdiction. MoDOT Emergency Response Continue to proactively run routes and respond to incidents in their jurisdiction.
Immediate and critical traffic information impacting the KC metro area is being shared through modot.org in Missouri and KanDrive.gov in Kansas and also via phone and website/app:
- Missouri: Call 888.275.6636 or visit www.modot.org
- Kansas: Call 511 or visit KanDrive.gov
MoDOT and KDOT remind travelers to drive safely based on current road conditions and traffic flow.