This Kansas City bridge will be closed until fall 2026. Here are the reroutes
Commuters, take note. You might need to find a new way to get across Interstate 70 when this bridge closes until fall 2026.
The 27th Street bridge over 1-70 on the East Side of Kansas City will be closed, starting Tuesday, Dec. 2. This is so the Missouri Department of Transportation can replace the aging local bridge as part of the $237 million Improving I-70 project.
Approximately 5,200 vehicles cross this bridge every day, according to most recent data from MoDOT. The four-lane concrete slab bridge was built in 1960. The Federal Highway Administration has given it a poor condition rating at each annual inspection since 2012.
This construction will also close the I-70 on- and off-ramps at 27th Street. In 2024, on average of 2,201 drivers used this on-ramp each day and 1,222 drivers took the off-ramp, according to MoDOT traffic volume data.
Vehicles can enter and exit I-70 highway at 23rd Street or Jackson Avenue. Local drivers can reroute on Jackson Avenue, Cleveland Avenue and 31st Street.
The KCATA’s 27th Street Bus will be rerouted during construction. The east-west line will go to 25th Street between Jackson and Cleveland Avenues, said KCATA spokesperson Cindy Baker. The 27 bus primarily runs on 27th St. from Southwest to Van Brunt Blvd. and comes every hour.
This story was originally published December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
