Public Works

Quinton Lucas shovels asphalt

State Of Emergency: Kansas City Goes Into Overdrive To Fix Potholes

Kansas City is responding to mounting complaints about potholes on city streets.

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Buck O'Neil Bridge

MoDOT Recommends New Buck O’Neil Bridge With Direct Access to Interstate 35

A new Buck O’Neil Bridge that would provide a direct connection between U.S. 169 and Interstate 35 is the preferred plan of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

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U.S. 69

Kansas Highway Plan Seeks Better Roads Without Hiking Taxes

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s transportation plan seeks to restore the state’s roads without raising taxes.

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Potholes on 75th Street

A Pothole Revolt Stirs in Kansas City

Kansas Citians in the Waldo neighborhood have taken to social media to protest a plague of potholes on city streets.

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view of buck o'neil bridge heading south

Bridging The Gap

Bump-Bump. Bump-Bump. Bump-Bump. So goes the steady rumble of the nearly 44,000 vehicles a day traversing the U.S. highway 169 bridge in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The structure’s three steel arches make it look like a small roller coaster has been dropped in front of the skyline. It’s the Buck O’Neil bridge, and the 63-year-old…

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