Traffic & Road Closures

Live Kansas City traffic updates: Accidents, road closures, delays on KC-area highways

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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 49

Current Incidents:

There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Broken down vehicle on I-49 North in Grandview

There is a broken down vehicle on I-49 North.

The event affects 970 feet.

The warning was issued Tuesday at 12:57 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Tuesday at 1:58 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on I-49 North in Grandview' on December 24th at 1:59 p.m.

Interstate 70

Current Incidents:

Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-670 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-670 between I-70 (West) and Central Avenue/Exit 1A.

The event affects 360 feet.

The traffic alert was released Tuesday at 8:33 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 8:49 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-670 in Kansas City' on December 24th at 8:49 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Independence

There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from US-40/Exit 11 to Noland Road/Exit 12.

The impacted road section is 660 feet long.

The traffic alert was released Tuesday at 6:42 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Tuesday at 6:50 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Independence' on December 24th at 6:50 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 I-435/Exit 411 to 78th Street/Exit 414.

The impacted road section is 380 feet long.

The warning was issued Tuesday at 3:24 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Tuesday at 3:39 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City' on December 24th at 3:39 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on the Kansas Turnpike in Edwardsville

There is a broken down vehicle on the Kansas Turnpike between 110th Street exit 410 and I-70 East.

The incident report was issued Tuesday at 3:04 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on the Kansas Turnpike in Edwardsville' on December 24th at 3:17 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 between 57th Street/Exit 417 and I-635/Exit 418.

The event impacts 390 feet.

The incident was reported Tuesday at 2:48 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Tuesday at 2:58 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City' on December 24th at 2:59 p.m.

Interstate 435

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-435 in Lenexa

There is a broken down vehicle on I-435 from Lackman Road/Exit 1 to K-10/Exit 1.

The event affects 440 feet.

The warning was released on Tuesday at 5:07 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Tuesday at 5:22 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-435 in Lenexa' on December 24th at 5:22 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 Raytown Road/Exit 4 and View High Drive/Exit 5.

The impacted road section is 610 feet long.

The traffic alert was issued Tuesday at 4:55 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Tuesday at 5:04 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-470 in Kansas City' on December 24th at 5:04 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-470 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-470 between Raytown Road/Exit 4 and View High Drive/Exit 5.

The impacted road section is 610 feet long.

The warning was released on Tuesday at 4:50 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Tuesday at 4:58 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-470 in Kansas City' on December 24th at 4:59 p.m.

Interstate 635

Current Incidents:

Crash report: I-29

A crash has been reported on northbound I-29 between I-635/Exit 3 and 56th Street/Roanridge Road/Exit 4.

The impacted road section is 110 feet long.

The traffic alert was issued Tuesday at 9:31 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Tuesday at 9:41 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Crash report: I-29' on December 24th at 9:42 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 from Blue Valley Parkway to College Boulevard on northbound US-69.

The event impacts 1.52 miles.

The report was issued Friday at 7 a.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Tuesday at 10:10 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park' on December 24th at 10:11 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. 71

Current Incidents:

Broken down vehicle on northbound I-40/US-71 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-40/US-71 from Bannister Road to Blue River Road/Hickman Mills Drive.

The traffic alert was released Tuesday at 9:46 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Tuesday at 10:04 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-40/US-71 in Kansas City' on December 24th at 10:05 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.

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This story was originally published December 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM.

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