Live Kansas City traffic updates: Accidents, road closures, delays on KC-area highways

Kansas City Star Bot
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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:

There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

West 20th Street temporarily closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure on West 20th Street from Broadway Boulevard to I-35 North.

The impacted road section is 300 feet long.

The traffic alert was reported Thursday at 10:47 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 5:38 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'West 20th Street temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 5:39 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'West 20th Street temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 5:39 p.m.

Kansas City: West Pennsylvania Avenue closed

The road is closed from I-35 North to Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City.

The impacted road section is 300 feet long.

The incident report was issued Thursday at 8:20 a.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Thursday at 5:26 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: West Pennsylvania Avenue closed' on June 27th at 5:27 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: West Pennsylvania Avenue closed' on June 27th at 5:27 p.m.

Jefferson Street temporarily closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure on Jefferson Street between I-35 South and Summit Street.

The event affects 350 feet.

The warning was issued at 10:47 a.m. on Thursday, and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Thursday at 5:26 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Jefferson Street temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 5:27 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Jefferson Street temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 5:27 p.m.

Kansas City: West 25 Street temporarily closed

There is a road closure on West 25 Street from I-35 South to Southwest Boulevard.

The impacted road section is 340 feet long.

The incident was reported Thursday at 3:48 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Thursday at 3:52 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: West 25 Street temporarily closed' on June 27th at 3:53 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: West 25 Street temporarily closed' on June 27th at 3:53 p.m.

Kansas City: Summit Street closed

There is a road closure on Summit Street between Southwest Boulevard and I-35 South.

The impacted road section is 340 feet long.

The traffic alert was released Thursday at 3:24 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 3:29 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Summit Street closed' on June 27th at 3:30 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Summit Street closed' on June 27th at 3:30 p.m.

Interstate 435

Current Incidents:

Lane on I-435 closed in Shawnee

One lane is closed between Shawnee Mission Parkway/Exit 6 and 87th Street/Exit 3 on southbound I-435.

The impacted road section is 1.07 miles long.

The traffic alert was reported Monday at 7 a.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 10:29 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Lane on I-435 closed in Shawnee' on June 27th at 10:30 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Lane on I-435 closed in Shawnee' on June 27th at 10:30 p.m.

Leavenworth Road closed in Kansas City

The road is closed between North 109th Ter and I-435 South in Kansas City.

The incident was reported Friday at 2:40 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Thursday at 8:06 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Leavenworth Road closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 8:07 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Leavenworth Road closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 8:07 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.

Interstate 635

Current Incidents:

Kansas Avenue temporarily closed in Kansas City

The road is closed at Kansas Avenue and I-635 South in Kansas City.

The impacted road section is 0.48 miles long.

The warning was issued Thursday at 11:19 p.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Thursday at 11:23 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas Avenue temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 11:24 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas Avenue temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 11:24 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. 24

Current Incidents:

Independence Avenue/US-24 closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure on Independence Avenue/US-24 between Prospect Avenue and Paseo Boulevard/The Paseo.

The event affects 620 feet.

The traffic alert was released Monday at 10:56 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Thursday at 11:48 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Independence Avenue/US-24 closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 11:48 p.m.
A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Independence Avenue/US-24 closed in Kansas City' on June 27th at 11:48 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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