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

The roadway is reduced to two lanes between US-56/US-69/Shawnee Mission Parkway and I-35. The traffic alert was released Tuesday at 7:47 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Friday at 12:16 a.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:

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 traffic alert was released Thursday at 3:44 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Thursday at 3:46 p.m.

U.S. 169

Current Incidents:

US-169 closed in Olathe

The road is closed between West 159th Street and West 175th Street in Olathe. The event affects 1.68 miles. The incident was reported Thursday at 6:53 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Thursday at 10:16 p.m.

Olathe: US-169 closed

The road is closed from West 159th Street to West 175th Street in Olathe. The impacted road section is 1.10 miles long. The warning was issued Thursday at 9:21 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Thursday at 9:28 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 July 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM.