Frequently Asked Questions

---

The study limits are along 18th Street Expressway (US-69) from Metropolitan Ave. to Osage Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County.

The bridge is nearing the end of its service life and any further rehabilitation beyond the repairs conducted in 2018 can no longer cost-effectively maintain this structure. 

The 18th Street bridge will have a complete bridge replacement as well as KDOT will be implementing improvements to some of the adjacent bridges, roadway pavement, and roadside safety elements to make additional investments in the corridor and take advantage of the full closure.

The project is currently in the preliminary design phase and will move into the final design phase in 2023. 

The project is currently in the preliminary design phase and will move into final design in 2023 and complete final design and potentially be ready for construction in 2025.

 It is estimated that the full closure will last 2 construction seasons or approximately 20 months.

As the project develops, KDOT will provide a traffic management plan that includes traffic detours and utilizes convenient adjacent river crossings.

Click here to sign up for electronic project updates, delivered to your email. (link to PIMA sign up) 

Stay up to date on the project by visiting the project website at www.18thStreetBridgeKCK.org or signing up here (will have link for PIMA upon set up) for email updates. 

Please visit the Contact Us page to submit a comment or an email to the project team. 

Yes, the project team will host a series of public meetings and presentations for interested stakeholders throughout the design process. If your organization is interested in a presentation, please submit a request through the Contact Us webpage.