Buck O'Neil Bridge Construction Threatens To Kill Kansas City Traffic

What's worse is that the new project has absolutely no architectural ambition and cheapens the skyline from those looking from the Northland.

Here are traffic deets . . .

Crews will close northbound Interstate 35 from 12th Street to eastbound Interstate 70 tentatively beginning March 7, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced at press conference Monday morning.

The stretch of highway on the west side of Kansas City will be closed for about 275 days for the construction of a new retaining wall along I-35 and for a new bridge over Sixth Street.

Crews will also close northbound I-35 to westbound I-70 in that area during the same period for bridge rehabilitation work.

About 23,950 cars, trucks and buses use the northbound stretch of I-35 in that area on weekdays, according to 2020 annual average weekday traffic volume.

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This KC highway will close for over 200 days as part of Buck O'Neil bridge replacement

Part of Kansas City's downtown loop highways will close for a long time while the replacement for the Buck O'Neil Bridge is built near the northwest corner of downtown, Missouri transportation officials announced Monday. Crews will close northbound Interstate 35 from 12th Street to eastbound Interstate 70 tentatively beginning March 7, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced at press conference Monday morning.

Buck O'Neil Bridge project to close downtown I-35 for over 8 months

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Buck O'Neil bridge replacement project will close parts of Interstate 35 for almost nine months. The crews will close northbound I-35 from 12th Street to eastbound Interstate 70 starting on March 7. This closure will last approximately 275 days, according to a release from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

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