Southbound I-29 shut down after pedestrian struck near N.W. 72nd Street
Traffic on Interstate 29 in Platte Woods was shut down Thursday after a pedestrian was struck on the southbound portion of the interstate.
The incident was reported about 8:50 p.m. on southbound I-29 just before Northwest 72nd Street.
Breaking: Pedestrian struck SB I-29 before NW 72nd St. @PlatteEDC. All lanes are closed. #kctraffic pic.twitter.com/fpH9dr2NUH
— MoDOT Kansas City (@MoDOT_KC) December 1, 2017
The two right lanes of southbound I-29 were initially shut down, but traffic officials closed the three-lane highway less than an hour later.
Traffic was backed up to Missouri 152 due to the incident.
Accident. two right lanes blocked in #PlatteWoods on I-29 SB at 72nd St, stopped traffic back to MO-152, delay of 19 mins #KCtraffic
— TTN Kansas City (@TotalTrafficKC) December 1, 2017
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This story was originally published November 30, 2017 at 9:51 PM with the headline "Southbound I-29 shut down after pedestrian struck near N.W. 72nd Street."