Tag: Traffic

KCK man killed in highway accident

Robert Anthony Zevenbergen, 20, Kansas City, Kan., the son of Peter Zevenbergen, president and CEO of Wyandot Inc., was killed in a collision on K-10 highway at 1:10 a.m. March 20.

The location of the accident was near Kill Creek, near DeSoto, Kan.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, Zevenbergen was eastbound on K-10 when a Chevy Silverado pickup truck headed westbound crossed the grassy median and hit his Toyota Avalon head-on.

The driver of the pickup truck, Johnnie Royce Jackson, 45, Kansas City, Mo., also was killed in the accident.

Zevenbergen was wearing a seat belt, while Jackson was not wearing a seat belt, according to the trooper’s report.

Accident victim dies

The victim of an accident on March 12 at 106th and Parallel Parkway has died.

Jessica G. Snitz-Rodrigues, 30, was a resident of Kansas City, Kan., according to a Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman.

In the three-vehicle accident, a vehicle traveling westbound on Parallel Parkway struck two vehicles turning eastbound onto Parallel Parkway from 106th Street, according to an earlier traffic report.

I-70 tower lighting replacement project underway in Wyandotte County

Tower replacement

A project is underway to replace the tower light poles located along I-70 from 38th Street to 10th Street in Kanas City, Kan.

Crews will install new tower lights at the I-70 interchanges to replace the existing tower poles which are dated and worn.

Work is taking place during daylight hours, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The majority of the project work will take place beyond the shoulders on the highway right of way along I-70.

There may be occasional lane and shoulder closures between the non-peak times of 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or during the evening hours, Monday-Friday.

Drivers should expect minimal delays throughout the project duration.

Updated daily traffic information for this project can be viewed online at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to use caution driving through the project work zone.

Fulsom Brothers, Cedar Vale, Kan., is the primary contractor on this $495,000 tower lighting replacement project.

The overall project is scheduled to be completed in late May 2014, weather permitting.