Live Kansas City traffic updates: Accidents, road closures, delays on KC-area highways
Here’s your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
This article is being continuously updated. You’ll find a running list of past incidents at the bottom of this story.
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Interstate 35
Current Incidents:
Shawnee: Kessler Lane temporarily closed
There is a road closure on Kessler Lane between exit 229 and I-35 South.
The incident report was issued Friday at 8:54 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Friday at 8:57 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
Interstate 70
Current Incidents:
Harry Darby Memorial Highway temporarily closed in Kansas City
The road is closed between I-70 exit 4B and I-70 West in Kansas City.
The warning was issued at 10:57 a.m. on Friday, and the latest update about this incident was released on Friday at 10:20 p.m.
Harry Darby Memorial Highway closed in Kansas City
The road is closed from I-70 exit 4B to I-635 South in Kansas City.
The impacted road section is 920 feet long.
The traffic alert was reported Friday at 10:57 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Friday at 6:21 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
Interstate 435
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Kansas City: Kansas 5 closed
There is a road closure on Kansas 5 from Leavenworth Road to I-435 North.
The warning was released on Friday at 5:44 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Friday at 5:50 p.m.
Lane on I-435 closed in Shawnee
One lane is closed from Shawnee Mission Parkway/Exit 6 to 87th Street/Exit 3 on southbound I-435.
The event affects 0.68 miles.
The report was issued Monday at 7 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Friday at 5:27 p.m.
Interstate 635
Current Incidents:
Kaw Drive Frontage Road temporarily closed in Kansas City
There is a road closure on Kaw Drive Frontage Road between exit 418B and I-635 North.
The warning was issued Friday at 11:41 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Friday at 11:44 p.m.
Lane on I-635 closed in Kansas City
One lane is closed from Swartz Road/Exit 2 to Parallel Parkway/Exit 6 on northbound I-635.
The impacted road section is 2.38 miles long.
The warning was released on Monday at 12 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Friday at 11:26 p.m.
Kansas Avenue closed in Kansas City
There is a road closure at Kansas Avenue and I-635 South.
The event impacts 0.48 miles.
The traffic alert was reported Friday at 11:08 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Friday at 11:14 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
Interstate 670
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Walnut Street closed in Kansas City
The road is closed from I-670 East to East 17th Street in Kansas City.
The impacted road section is 400 feet long.
The incident was reported Friday at 5:29 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Friday at 5:33 p.m.
U.S. 24
Current Incidents:
Lane on I-635 closed in Kansas City
One lane is closed from US-24/State Avenue/Exit 5 to K-32/Kansas Avenue/Exit 3 on southbound I-635.
The impacted road section is 0.83 miles long.
The traffic alert was reported Monday at 12 a.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Friday at 11:26 p.m.
Independence Avenue/US-24 closed in Kansas City
There is a road closure on Independence Avenue/US-24 between Prospect Avenue and Paseo Boulevard/The Paseo.
The event impacts 620 feet.
The warning was released on Monday at 8:52 a.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Friday at 10:26 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
U.S. 69
Current Incidents:
Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park
One lane is closed between 151st Street and Blue Valley Parkway on northbound US-69.
The event affects 2.65 miles.
The incident report was issued Friday at 7 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Friday at 6:26 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
This story was originally published July 19, 2024 at 12:08 AM.