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:
Broken down vehicle on southbound I-435 in Pleasant Valley
There is a broken down vehicle on I-435 between Shoal Creek Drive/Exit 51 and I-35/Exit 52.
The event impacts 70 feet.
The traffic alert was issued Saturday at 3:38 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 6:27 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-35 in Gardner
There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 between Gardner Road/Exit 207 and US-56/175th Street/Exit 210.
The impacted road section is 350 feet long.
The warning was released on Saturday at 1:14 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 1:28 p.m.
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-35 in Olathe
There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 from US-56/175th Street/Exit 210 to Lone Elm Road.
The event impacts 340 feet.
The incident report was issued Saturday at 12:30 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 12:39 p.m.
Interstate 70
Current Incidents:
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 between Turner Diagonal Fwy/Exit 415 and 57th Street/Exit 417.
The impacted road section is 380 feet long.
The warning was issued Saturday at 6:58 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 7:09 p.m.
Incident on southbound I-635 in Kansas City
There is an incident on I-635 between I-70/Exit 4 and Swartz Road/Exit 2.
The event affects 1.01 miles.
The incident report was issued Saturday at 6:34 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 6:39 p.m.
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from I-435/Exit 8 to Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9.
The event affects 600 feet.
The traffic alert was issued Saturday at 5:50 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 6:27 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from Van Brunt Boulevard/Exit 6 to US-40/31st Street/Exit 7.
The impacted road section is 110 feet long.
The incident was reported Saturday at 5:06 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 5:45 p.m.
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from 23rd Street/Exit 4 to 27th Street/Exit 5.
The event impacts 290 feet.
The report was issued Saturday at 4:20 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 4:34 p.m.
Crash report: I-70
A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on eastbound I-70 between Admiral Boulevard/Exit 2 and 11th Street/Exit 2.
The event impacts 150 feet.
The report was issued Saturday at 12:31 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 12:52 p.m.
Broken down vehicle on northbound I-435 in Edwardsville
There is a broken down vehicle on I-435 between Kansas Avenue/Exit 11 and I-70/Kansas Tpke/Exit 12.
The event affects 190 feet.
The warning was issued Saturday at 12:11 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 12:27 p.m.
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from I-435/Exit 411 to 78th Street/Exit 414.
The event affects 540 feet.
The warning was issued at 11:41 a.m. on Saturday, and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 12:10 p.m.
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from I-435/Exit 411 to 78th Street/Exit 414.
The traffic alert was issued Saturday at 11:41 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 11:58 a.m.
Interstate 435
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Kansas City: Northeast 48th Street temporarily closed
The road is closed between I-435 North and North Manchester Avenue in Kansas City.
The traffic alert was issued Tuesday at 4:29 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 3:45 p.m.
Interstate 470
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-470 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-470 between I-435/US-71/Exit 1 and Blue Ridge Boulevard/Exit 1.
The event impacts 530 feet.
The incident report was issued Saturday at 2:55 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 4:16 p.m.
Interstate 635
Current Incidents:
I-635: bridge closed from K-32/Kansas Avenue/Exit 3 to Metropolitan Avenue/Exit 2
A bridge is closed on southbound I-635 in Kansas City between K-32/Kansas Avenue/Exit 3 and Metropolitan Avenue/Exit 2
The event affects 1.16 miles.
The report was issued Saturday at 6:40 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 6:58 p.m.
Kansas City: I-635 closed
There is a road closure on I-635 between Swartz Road/Exit 2 and Metropolitan Avenue/Exit 2.
The event impacts 820 feet.
The incident report was issued Saturday at 6:48 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 6:52 p.m.
Warning: Crash on northbound I-635 in Kansas City
A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-635 between Swartz Road/Exit 2 and K-32/Kansas Avenue/Exit 3.
The event affects 410 feet.
The warning was issued Saturday at 6:12 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 6:27 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. 24
Current Incidents:
US-169 North: bridge closed between I-70/I-35/US-40/US-24 and The Downtown Airport
A bridge is closed on northbound US-169 North in Kansas City from I-70/I-35/US-40/US-24 to The Downtown Airport
The event impacts 0.86 miles.
The warning was released on Monday at 6:12 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 11:21 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Crash reported on southbound I-35 in Kansas City
A crash has been reported on I-35 between Paseo Boulevard and US-24/Independence Avenue.
The impacted road section is 520 feet long.
The traffic alert was released Saturday at 1:21 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 1:33 p.m.
U.S. 69
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Broken down vehicle on northbound I-35 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 between Brighton Avenue/Exit 10 and US-69/Exit 11.
The impacted road section is 540 feet long.
The incident was reported Saturday at 1:25 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 1:33 p.m.
U.S. 169
Current Incidents:
Crash update: I-435
There is a crash on eastbound I-435 from US-169/Exit 41 to Woodland Avenue/Exit 42.
The event affects 620 feet.
The warning was issued at 11:28 p.m. on Saturday, and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 11:40 p.m.
Right lane on US-169 closed in Olathe
The right lane is closed between West 159th Street and West 175th Street on southbound US-169.
The event affects 530 feet.
The traffic alert was released Monday at 8 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 11:15 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 November 16, 2024 at 12:10 AM.