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Eastbound and westbound 143rd Street under U.S. 69 will be fully closed to traffic from 6 a.m. Monday, March 18 to 10 a.m. Sunday, June 16.
All southbound U.S. 69 lanes from 119th Street to Blue Valley Parkway and the 119th Street to southbound U.S. 69 entrance ramp in Overland Park will be fully closed to traffic overnight from 5 p.m. Sunday, March 10 to 6 a.m. Monday, March 11.
KDOT, KTA, and the City of Overland Park will hold a public open house on Thursday, Feb. 22, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center.
All southbound U.S. 69 lanes, from 119th Street to Blue Valley Parkway, and the 119th Street to southbound U.S. 69 entrance ramp will be fully closed to traffic overnight from 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
[Subscription required by original content provider] Motorists in southern Overland Park should be aware of a major road closure this weekend.
A busy section of road in Johnson County will close temporarily this weekend. Drivers who use 135th Street will need to steer clear of the area near U.S. 69 Highway.
All 135th Street eastbound and westbound lanes under U.S. 69 will be fully closed to traffic starting Friday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. and will reopen by Monday, Jan. 8 at 6 a.m.
Multiple closures begin Wednesday night in the area of I-435 and U.S. 69 Highway in Johnson County.
Multiple closures are scheduled overnight Wednesday, Dec. 13, and Thursday, Dec. 14, for I-435/U.S. 69 interchange ramps and eastbound and westbound I-435 in Johnson County.
[Subscription required by original content provider] Several drivers, walkers and bikers in Overland Park can expect some changes in their commutes or walks this month.
KDOT reports that all U.S. 69/135th Street interchange ramps in Overland Park, closed for several months, will reopen as scheduled.
The latest phase of construction on the 69 Express project is one nearby residents say is desperately needed: the addition of sound barriers.
Tonight, Monday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m., northbound U.S. 69, from Blue Valley Parkway to 119th Street, will be fully closed to traffic and will reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, weather permitting.
Significant traffic pattern shifts on northbound and southbound U.S. 69, between 103rd Street and 143rd Street, will occur throughout October, as part of the 69Express project in Johnson County.
Through the entire month of October, commuters navigating U.S. 69 Highway between 103rd and 143rd Streets will encounter traffic pattern adjustments due to the ongoing 69Express project in Johnson County.
With a continued focus on community input, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is overseeing a $570 million project that will build express toll lanes on U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park. The mission of 69Express is to help commuters travel to their destinations quickly and safely.
Construction leaders said they are slightly ahead of schedule on the express toll lane project along U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park, Kansas.
Closure of the westbound I-435 to southbound U.S. 69 loop ramp has been postponed until Tuesday, August 15, at 8 p.m. This temporary closure is expected to last 10 days.
Johnson County drivers may see a lot of orange this weekend.
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced closures of the westbound I-435 to southbound U.S. Highway 69 loop ramp for bridge demolition, which will begin Saturday, July 15.
Kansas drivers should plan ahead for some road closures as state road crews work to build a new toll lane on 69 Highway in Overland Park.
The southbound U.S. 69 to 151st Street exit ramp will be closed to traffic starting Thursday, July 6, at 8 p.m. and remain closed for approximately one month.
With the 69 Express Toll Lane project well underway and about ninety thousand cars using the U.S. 69 Highway between 103rd Street West to 151st Street West, there’s a bottleneck.
