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.
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Interstate 35
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Lane on I-35 closed in Shawnee
One lane is closed from Johnson Drive/Exit 229 to I-635/Exit 231 on northbound I-35. The impacted road section is 0.87 miles long. The traffic alert was released Thursday at 5:46 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 5:51 p.m.
Interstate 70
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
I-70 closed in Kansas City
The road is closed from I-435/Exit 8 to Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9 in Kansas City. The impacted road section is 0.72 miles long. The warning was issued at 5:06 p.m. on Thursday, and the last update regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 5:11 p.m.
U.S. 69
Current Incidents:
US-69 North reduced to two lanes until Jul. 17
The roadway is reduced to two lanes from US-56/US-69/Shawnee Mission Parkway to I-35. The report was issued Tuesday at 7:47 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Thursday at 11:55 p.m.
Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park
One lane is closed from 119th Street to 135th Street on southbound US-69. The impacted road section is 1.26 miles long. The traffic alert was released Thursday at 8:05 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 10:53 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
US-69/Metcalf Avenue/US-169 reduced to two lanes until Jul. 17
The roadway is reduced to two lanes between I-35 and Johnson Drive. The impacted road section is 870 feet long. The warning was released on Tuesday at 9:47 a.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Thursday at 8:50 p.m.
U.S. 71
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Kansas City: I-40/US-71 temporarily closed
The road is closed from Blue River Road/Hickman Mills Drive to Bannister Road in Kansas City. The report was issued Thursday at 8:38 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Thursday at 9:13 p.m.
U.S. 169
Current Incidents:
US-169 North reduced to 1 lane until Jun. 24
The roadway is reduced to one lane from Southwest Boulevard to I-35 on northbound US-169 North in Kansas City. The event impacts 160 feet. The traffic alert was released Friday at 1:49 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Friday at 1:55 a.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 June 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM.