Construction Nightmare In The Dotte Smacks Down Slap's BBQ

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"When the Central Avenue Bridge spanning the Kansas River between KCK and Kansas City closed in 2021, the restaurant’s bottom line immediately took a 15-20% hit, he said.

"Four years later, repair work is just getting underway on the Central Avenue Bridge, along with the nearby Interstate 670 Bridge.

"The Kansas Department of Transportation is now managing six bridge projects in Wyandotte County associated with three complete closures, several partial closures and additional lane restrictions.

"The much-anticipated opening of the Rock Island Bridge between Armourdale and the West Bottoms — a separate project being managed by private developers — has been delayed from spring to fall of 2025 . . . Frustration is mounting for residents and business owners who say they don’t know why new projects are being undertaken before bridges already under construction can be opened to commuters.

"Slap’s BBQ owner Mike Pearce said his restaurant is a 'working lunch kind of place.' When diners can’t get in and out quickly, they go somewhere else."

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Surrounded by closed bridges, famed KC-area BBQ place is 'dying on the vine'

The Kansas Department of Transportation is managing six bridge projects in Wyandotte County at the same time. Some residents are skeptical about whether the overlapping layers of government are doing everything they can to coordinate.