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

Kansas City Star Bot

June 16, 2024 at 1:26 a.m.·4 min read

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:

West 67th Street temporarily closed in Shawnee

There is a road closure on West 67th Street between exit 228A and I-35 South.

The event impacts 910 feet.

The traffic alert was released Saturday at 8:13 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 8:19 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'West 67th Street temporarily closed in Shawnee' on June 15th at 8:20 p.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Kansas City: West 20th Street temporarily closed

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

The event affects 300 feet.

The incident was reported Saturday at 10:20 a.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 1:36 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: West 20th Street temporarily closed' on June 15th at 1:37 p.m.

Kansas City: Summit Street closed

There is a road closure on Summit Street from I-35 South to West Pennway Street.

The event impacts 320 feet.

The warning was released on Saturday at 10:20 a.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 1:36 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Summit Street closed' on June 15th at 1:37 p.m.

Interstate 70

Current Incidents:

Lane on I-70 closed in Edwardsville

One lane is closed from 110th Street/Exit 410 to I-435/Exit 411 on eastbound I-70.

The impacted road section is 0.52 miles long.

The traffic alert was issued Monday at 12 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Sunday at 12:18 a.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Lane on I-70 closed in Edwardsville' on June 16th at 12:19 a.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Crash report: I-70

A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on eastbound I-70 between K-7/Exit 224 and 110th Street/Exit 410.

The impacted road section is 520 feet long.

The warning was released on Saturday at 5:17 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Saturday at 5:21 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Crash report: I-70' on June 15th at 5:22 p.m.

Interstate 435

Current Incidents:

There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Kansas City: Kansas 5 closed

There is a road closure on Kansas 5 between Leavenworth Road and I-435 North.

The warning was issued Saturday at 3:58 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 4:05 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Kansas 5 closed' on June 15th at 4:06 p.m.

Interstate 635

Current Incidents:

Kansas Avenue closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure at Kansas Avenue and I-635 South.

The event affects 0.48 miles.

The traffic alert was issued Sunday at 12:11 a.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Sunday at 12:12 a.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas Avenue closed in Kansas City' on June 16th at 12:13 a.m.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Kansas City: Metropolitan Avenue closed

The road is closed between Metropolitan Avenue exit 2A and I-635 North in Kansas City.

The impacted road section is 190 feet long.

The warning was issued Wednesday at 11:19 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 2:59 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Metropolitan Avenue closed' on June 15th at 3 p.m.

Metropolitan Avenue temporarily closed in Kansas City

The road is closed from Metropolitan Avenue / South 45th Street to I-635 South in Kansas City.

The impacted road section is 160 feet long.

The warning was released on Saturday at 2:15 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 2:18 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Metropolitan Avenue temporarily closed in Kansas City' on June 15th at 2:18 p.m.

Interstate 670

Current Incidents:

There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.

Past Incidents in the last 12 hours:

Kansas City: Walnut Street temporarily closed

The road is closed between East 17th Street and I-670 East in Kansas City.

The event impacts 400 feet.

The traffic alert was reported Thursday at 9:06 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Saturday at 2:05 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Walnut Street temporarily closed' on June 15th at 2:05 p.m.

U.S. 24

Current Incidents:

Kansas City: Independence Avenue/US-24 closed

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

The impacted road section is 620 feet long.

The warning was released on Tuesday at 2:25 p.m., and the most updated information about this incident was released on Saturday at 11:12 p.m.

A detailed map that shows the affected road due to 'Kansas City: Independence Avenue/US-24 closed' on June 15th at 11:13 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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Interstate 70

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Interstate 435

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Interstate 635

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Interstate 670

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U.S. 24

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