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 continually being updated. You will find a running list of past incidents at the end of this story.

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Interstate 35

Current incidents:

Jefferson Street Temporarily Closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure on Jefferson Street between I-35 North and West Pennway Street.

The event affects 330 feet.

The alert was released on Tuesday at 12:00 pm, and the last update regarding this incident was made available on Thursday at 7:58 pm.

Previous incidents in the last 12 hours:

There have been no traffic incidents reported in this area in the last 12 hours.

Interstate 435

Current incidents:

There are currently no records of traffic incidents in this area.

Previous incidents in the last 12 hours:

Kansas 5 closed in Kansas City

The road is closed between Leavenworth Road and I-435 North in Kansas City.

The alert was issued at 5:11 pm on Thursday, with the most up-to-date information on this incident being released at 5:16 pm on Thursday.

Interstate 670

Current incidents:

There are currently no records of traffic incidents in this area.

Previous incidents in the last 12 hours:

Walnut Street closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure on Walnut Street between I-670 East and East 18th Street.

The event impacts 610 feet.

The traffic alert was issued Thursday at 3:21 p.m., and the most recent report on this incident was released Thursday at 3:28 p.m.

Walnut Street closed in Kansas City

There is a road closure on Walnut Street from East 19th Street to I-670 East.

The event affects 500 feet.

The traffic alert was issued Thursday at 1:11 p.m., and the most recent report on this incident was released Thursday at 1:15 p.m.

USA 24

Current incidents:

Independence Avenue/US-24 closed in Kansas City

The road is closed between Prospect Avenue and Paseo Boulevard/The Paseo in Kansas City.

The impacted section of road is 620 feet long.

The alert was issued at 10:56 pm on Monday, with the last update regarding this incident being made available at 7:16 pm on Thursday.

Previous incidents in the last 12 hours:

There have been no traffic incidents reported in this area in the last 12 hours.

USA 69

Current incidents:

There are currently no records of traffic incidents in this area.

Previous incidents in the last 12 hours:

US-69 lane closed in Overland Park

One lane is closed between 151st Street and Blue Valley Parkway on northbound US-69.

The event affects 1.47 miles.

The alert was released on Wednesday at 7am, and the last update on this incident was released on Thursday at 3:57pm.

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