Crews will be conducting various nightly lane closures along the Interstate 70 corridor near downtown Kansas City from Monday, April 13 until Friday, April 17. The lane closures will be for earthwork operations related to the Improve I-70 Kansas City project.

Scheduled nightly lane/ramp closures on I-70:

• Monday, April 13 until Friday, April 17: right lane closed on I-70 eastbound between 25^th St. and Van Brunt Blvd. (nightly from approximately 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.)
• Monday, April 13 until Friday, April 17: ramp closed to I-70 eastbound from 23^rd St. (nightly from approximately 7 p.m. until 6 a.m.)

Additional scheduled nightly lane closures:

• Monday, April 13 until Friday, April 17: right lane closed on U.S. Highway 40 westbound (west of Manchester Trfy) beneath I-70 (nightly from approximately 7 p.m. until 6 a.m.)

All work is weather permitting.

The Improve I-70 KC project is a five-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between The Paseo Blvd. and US 40/31 St. in KC. This section of I-70 was built in the early 1960s and carries up to 120,000 vehicles per day.

Additionally, crews will be closing the left lane on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound between Grain Valley and Oak Grove (approximately mile markers 25 and 27.2) on Tuesday, April 14, from approximately 7 p.m. until Wednesday, April 15, at approximately 6 a.m. During this time, crews will also conduct rolling stops for the installation of girders at the Lefholz Rd. bridge over I-70. All work is weather permitting.

Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa is the third project in MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program and will add a third lane of travel in each direction to I-70 from just west of MO Route 7 in Blue Springs to approximately MO Route H. The project also includes interchange improvements at Route D in Bates City and at MO Route 131 in Odessa. The project was awarded in Spring 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028.

Motorists are reminded to slow down and pay attention while driving in work zones. Not all work zones look alike. Work zones can be moving operations, such as striping, patching or mowing. They can also be short term, temporary lane closures to make quick repairs or remove debris from the roadway.

For more information, call MoDOT at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visit www.modot.org.