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 35
Current Incidents:
Overland Park: Monarch Highway temporarily closed
The road is closed from I-35 North / West 87th Street Parkway to I-35 South in Overland Park.
The traffic alert was released Wednesday at 8:40 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Wednesday at 9:55 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
Interstate 70
Current Incidents:
Lane on I-635 closed in Kansas City
One lane is closed between Parallel Parkway/Exit 6 and I-70/Exit 4 on southbound I-635.
The impacted road section is 0.52 miles long.
The warning was released on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Wednesday at 10:07 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Harry Darby Memorial Highway temporarily closed in Kansas City
The road is closed between I-70 exit 4A and I-635 North in Kansas City.
The event impacts 830 feet.
The traffic alert was reported Wednesday at 9 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Wednesday at 1:45 p.m.
Harry Darby Memorial Highway closed in Kansas City
The road is closed between I-70 exit 4B and I-635 South in Kansas City.
The event affects 460 feet.
The warning was issued at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Wednesday at 11:41 a.m.
Interstate 435
Current Incidents:
Kansas 5 closed in Kansas City
There is a road closure on Kansas 5 from Leavenworth Road to I-435 North.
The warning was released on Wednesday at 11:11 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Wednesday at 11:12 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
Interstate 670
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
West 13th Street: tunnel closed from West Truman Road to I-670 East
A tunnel is closed on West 13th Street in Kansas City between West Truman Road and I-670 East.
The event affects 620 feet.
The incident was reported Wednesday at 11:40 a.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Wednesday at 11:41 a.m.
U.S. 24
Current Incidents:
Lane on I-635 closed in Kansas City
One lane is closed from US-24/State Avenue/Exit 5 to K-32/Kansas Avenue/Exit 3 on southbound I-635.
The event affects 1.18 miles.
The incident was reported Wednesday at 7 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Wednesday at 11:06 p.m.
Independence Avenue/US-24 temporarily closed in Kansas City
There is a road closure on Independence Avenue/US-24 between Prospect Avenue and Paseo Boulevard/The Paseo.
The event impacts 440 feet.
The incident was reported Monday at 10:56 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Wednesday at 10:25 p.m.
Independence Avenue/US-24 closed in Kansas City
The road is closed from Paseo Boulevard/The Paseo to Prospect Avenue in Kansas City.
The event impacts 620 feet.
The incident was reported Saturday at 7:39 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Wednesday at 7:33 p.m.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
U.S. 69
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park
One lane is closed from College Boulevard to 151st Street on southbound US-69.
The impacted road section is 4.27 miles long.
The traffic alert was reported Wednesday at 7 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Wednesday at 3:07 p.m.
Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park
One lane is closed from 151st Street to Blue Valley Parkway on northbound US-69.
The event affects 1.47 miles.
The traffic alert was released Wednesday at 7 a.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Wednesday at 3:07 p.m.
U.S. 169
Current Incidents:
There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.
Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:
Kansas City: Beardsley Road closed
The road is closed at Beardsley Road and US-169 North in Kansas City.
The impacted road section is 990 feet long.
The warning was issued at 2:49 p.m. on Wednesday, and the last update regarding this incident was released on Wednesday at 2:55 p.m.
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