Month: September 2015

Two KCK residents injured in Olathe accident

An injury-accident was reported today on U.S. 169, just north of 157th Street in Olathe, Kan.

A Chevrolet passenger car was pulling out of a private drive about 7:44 a.m. Sept. 30 and pulled in front of a 2014 Nissan pickup truck, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The car struck the truck on the driver’s side door, according to the report.

The driver of the Chevrolet car, a 17-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated.

A passenger in the car, a 3-year-old Kansas City, Kan., girl, also was injured and taken to the hospital, the report said.

The driver of the truck, a 55-year-old man from Lane, Kan., was not injured, according to the report.

Girder delivery will cause temporary closure today on U.S. 69 Missouri River bridge

The northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 69 over the Missouri River will have temporary closures from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1, for delivery and setting of girders, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Originally, the northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 69 over the Missouri River were to have temporary closures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. The schedule was changed to accommodate the carrier.

A highway spokesman said this is all part of replacing the current U.S. 69 Bridge over the Missouri River. A new structure will be constructed in its place and will include multiple lanes and bike and pedestrian access. It will be open to traffic in December 2016.

This project is shared by the Kansas Department of Transportation and MoDOT. Follow MoDOT on twitter at twitter.com/MoDOT_KC, #us69moriverbridge for more information.

The Missouri Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey warning signs and use caution when driving through work zones.

Perfect cool fall weather ahead today

A perfect cool fall day is ahead for Wyandotte County.

According to the National Weather Service, today’s weather will be sunny with a high near 67.

A northeast wind will be 8 to 11 mph. The temperature was 57 degrees at 9 a.m.

The chance of rain will be very low this week, and temperatures will be dropping into the 40s some nights, according to the weather service. Next week, expect temperatures to return to highs in the low to mid 70s, the weather service said.

On Thursday, expect another sunny day, with a high near 66, and a northeast wind of 6 to 11 mph. Thursday night’s low will be about 45.

On Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 63, according to the weather service. The east northeast wind will be 7 to 11 mph. Friday night’s low will be around 45.

Saturday’s weather will be mostly sunny with a high near 62, and Saturday night, a low of 45, the weather service said.

Sunday’s forecast is mostly sunny with a high near 62, the weather service said. Sunday night’s low is around 45.