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I-70 Shutdown This Weekend in KC | Kansas City News
If you’re hitting I-70 this weekend near Kansas City, brace for major delays—both eastbound and westbound lanes between East 23rd and U.S. 40/31st are shut down Friday through early Monday as crews install new girders on the Cleveland Avenue bridge. This is part of a massive $1.2 billion upgrade to a 5-mile stretch of highway built in the 60s, which sees up to 120,000 cars daily. The project, running through 2028, aims to fix interchanges, reduce traffic jams, and improve safety. Expect even bigger closures next year—11 months of total shutdown between Prospect and Van Brunt. Plan ahead, or…
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