Traffic & Road Closures

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 northbound I-35 in Overland Park

There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 from Antioch Road/Exit 230 to I-635/Exit 231.

The impacted road section is 450 feet long.

The report was issued Saturday at 7:45 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 7:58 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-35 in Overland Park' on January 11th at 7:59 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Broken down vehicle on the Monarch Highway in Merriam

There is a broken down vehicle on the Monarch Highway from exit 228A to I-35 South.

The event impacts 130 feet.

The report was issued Saturday at 5:05 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 5:35 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on the Monarch Highway in Merriam' on January 11th at 5:36 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on Pflumm Road in Lenexa

There is a broken down vehicle on Pflumm Road between exit 83 and I-35 North.

The report was issued Saturday at 2:38 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 4:29 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on Pflumm Road in Lenexa' on January 11th at 4:30 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on westbound I-35 in Olathe

There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 between I-435/Exit 222 and 119th Street/Exit 220.

The event impacts 330 feet.

The report was issued Saturday at 2:58 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 4:29 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on westbound I-35 in Olathe' on January 11th at 4:30 p.m.

Interstate 70

Current Incidents:

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 630 feet.

The incident was reported Saturday at 10:30 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 11:12 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-435 in Edwardsville' on January 11th at 11:13 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:

Warning: Crash on northbound I-435 in Kansas City

There has been a crash on I-435 from K-5/Exit 18 to MO-45/Exit 22.

The event impacts 620 feet.

The incident report was issued Saturday at 10:41 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 11:47 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Warning: Crash on northbound I-435 in Kansas City' on January 11th at 11:49 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Broken down vehicle on southbound I-435 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-435 from Gregory Boulevard/Exit 67 to 87th Street/Exit 69.

The event affects 180 feet.

The incident was reported Saturday at 4:36 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 5:11 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on southbound I-435 in Kansas City' on January 11th at 5:12 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on Kaw Drive Frontage Road in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on Kaw Drive Frontage Road between Kaw Drive and I-435 North.

The traffic alert was released Saturday at 1:24 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 2:53 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on Kaw Drive Frontage Road in Kansas City' on January 11th at 2:54 p.m.

Crash update: I-435

A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on northbound I-435 from Woodend Road/Exit 8 to K-32/Exit 9.

The event impacts 490 feet.

The traffic alert was issued Saturday at 12:52 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 1:07 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Crash update: I-435' on January 11th at 1:08 p.m.

Interstate 470

Current Incidents:

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 480 feet long.

The warning was issued Saturday at 8:02 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 8:39 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-470 in Kansas City' on January 11th at 8:40 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

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

Interstate 635

Current Incidents:

Broken down vehicle on northbound I-635 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-635 from K-5/Leavenworth Road/Exit 7 to K-5/Exit 8.

The event affects 550 feet.

The traffic alert was released Saturday at 8:31 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 8:45 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-635 in Kansas City' on January 11th at 8:46 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on State Avenue in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on State Avenue between State Avenue and I-635 South.

The warning was released on Saturday at 7:27 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 8:33 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on State Avenue in Kansas City' on January 11th at 8:34 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on northbound I-635 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on I-635 from Swartz Road/Exit 2 to K-32/Kansas Avenue/Exit 3.

The event impacts 200 feet.

The incident was reported Saturday at 6:56 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 7:34 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-635 in Kansas City' on January 11th at 7:35 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:

Broken down vehicle on northbound US-69 in Overland Park

There is a broken down vehicle on US-69 between 95th Street and 87th Street.

The impacted road section is 430 feet long.

The traffic alert was issued Saturday at 7:49 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 10:26 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound US-69 in Overland Park' on January 11th at 10:27 p.m.

Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park

One lane is closed from 95th Street to Blue Valley Parkway on southbound US-69.

The event impacts 2.87 miles.

The warning was released on Friday at 7 a.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Saturday at 9:50 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park' on January 11th at 9:51 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-35 in Overland Park

There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 from US-69/Exit 225 to 75th Street/Exit 227.

The event affects 30 feet.

The warning was issued at 10:06 p.m. on Friday, and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 6:40 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on eastbound I-35 in Overland Park' on January 11th at 6:41 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Broken down vehicle on northbound I-35 in Shawnee

There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 from US-56/US-69/Exit 228 to Johnson Drive/Exit 229.

The impacted road section is 250 feet long.

The traffic alert was released Saturday at 4:38 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 5:17 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound I-35 in Shawnee' on January 11th at 5:18 p.m.

Broken down vehicle on northbound US-69 in Overland Park

There is a broken down vehicle on US-69 between Blue Valley Parkway and 119th Street.

The event affects 790 feet.

The traffic alert was released Saturday at 1:08 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 1:43 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound US-69 in Overland Park' on January 11th at 1:44 p.m.

Warning: Crash on northbound US-69 in Lenexa

A crash has been reported on US-69 between 87th Street and I-35.

The event affects 490 feet.

The report was issued Saturday at 11:52 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 1:07 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Warning: Crash on northbound US-69 in Lenexa' on January 11th at 1:08 p.m.

Warning in Lenexa: Crash reported on eastbound I-35

There is a crash on I-35 from US-69/Exit 225 to 75th Street/Exit 227.

The impacted road section is 370 feet long.

The incident report was issued Saturday at 11:52 a.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 12:49 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Warning in Lenexa: Crash reported on eastbound I-35' on January 11th at 12:50 p.m.

U.S. 169

Current Incidents:

Broken down vehicle on northbound US-169 in Kansas City

There is a broken down vehicle on US-169 from The Downtown Airport to MO-9.

The event affects 0.85 miles.

The report was issued Saturday at 8:35 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 8:45 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Broken down vehicle on northbound US-169 in Kansas City' on January 11th at 8:46 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 January 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM.

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