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 435

Current Incidents:

There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Kaw Drive closed in Edwardsville

There is a road closure at Kaw Drive and I-435 South. The event impacts 270 feet. The report was issued Thursday at 6:04 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Thursday at 6:13 p.m.

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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 Friday at 12:14 a.m.

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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 730 feet. The traffic alert was released Tuesday at 9:18 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Thursday at 8:14 p.m.

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Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

North Seventh Street/US-69 closed in Kansas City

The road is closed from US-24/Washington Boulevard to Central Avenue in Kansas City. The incident report was issued Thursday at 3:27 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Thursday at 5:27 p.m.

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U.S. 169

Current Incidents:

There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

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 Thursday at 3:10 p.m.

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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM.

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