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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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 warning was issued at 8:08 a.m. on Tuesday, and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Tuesday at 8:09 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
North Seventh Street/US-69 closed in Kansas City
There is a road closure on North Seventh Street/US-69 between Central Avenue and US-24/Washington Boulevard. The event affects 710 feet. The incident report was issued Tuesday at 3:38 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Tuesday at 7:27 p.m.
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 event affects 690 feet. The traffic alert was released Tuesday at 9:18 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Tuesday at 5:09 p.m.
Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park
One lane is closed from Blue Valley Parkway to 135th Street on southbound US-69. The traffic alert was issued Tuesday at 1:03 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Tuesday at 2:10 p.m.
U.S. 169
Current Incidents:
US-169 North reduced to 1 lane
The roadway is reduced to one lane from Southwest Boulevard to I-35 on northbound US-169 North in Kansas City. The event affects 160 feet. The report was issued Friday at 1:38 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Tuesday at 8:09 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
US-169 closed in Kansas City
The road is closed from MO-9 to The Downtown Airport in Kansas City. The event affects 1.29 miles. The warning was issued Tuesday at 4:22 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Tuesday at 4:27 p.m.
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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM.