Ramp closure near airport pushed back a week

Work originally set to begin Thursday, Aug. 13, near the airport has been rescheduled, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Crews will close the ramp from northbound I-435 to northbound I-29 beginning Friday, Aug. 21, through Sunday, Aug. 30, for bridge rehabilitation work. This will be a 24-7 closure.

Motorists must detour via southbound I-29 to Mexico City Avenue and back onto northbound I-29. All work is weather dependent.

For more information about other MoDOT projects, please visit MoDOT’s website at www.modot.mo.gov/kansascity.