Drivers should expect delays as I-70 to be reduced to one lane near downtown Kansas City
Drivers should expect delays this weekend if their plans involve Interstate 70 east of downtown Kansas City.
The highway will be reduced to one lane in both directions and traffic will be diverted onto the ramps around Prospect Avenue as part of an ongoing bridge replacement project, said Brook Rohlfing, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Kansas City District.
The lane closures will begin about 10 p.m. Friday and continue through 5 a.m. Sunday, Rohlfing said. During that time, traffic will use the ramps to and from Prospect to get around the bridge work.
Once the weekend’s bridge work is completed, the closures of the ramps to and from I-70 at Prospect will resume and continue through Dec. 22.
Northbound Prospect traffic will be diverted west along Truman Road to The Paseo, where drivers can access eastbound I-70.
Southbound Prospect traffic will be diverted west along 12th Street to The Paseo to access westbound I-70.
The work is part of a project to replace the Prospect Avenue bridge over I-70, which was in poor condition and was nearing the end of its service life. Construction on the estimated $7.3 million replacement project began in June with the demolition of the bridge. Construction of the new bridge was expected to take about five to six months to complete.
This story was originally published October 20, 2023 at 7:24 AM.
