Traffic & Roads

In a matter of weeks, drivers on U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park could be driving in new express toll lanes. And, maybe more importantly, they'll be mostly free of construction work. Work on the 69Express project — years of it...

Golf cart and utility terrain vehicle usage hasn’t increased in the few months following Spring Hill’s expanded ordinance allowing the vehicles on more roads, though local officials expect to see an increase as the weather warms back up. Still, in...

The city of Spring Hill continues its long-term planning for an estimated $4 million in improvements along 223rd Street between Harrison, Webster Streets and Victory Road, which include two roundabouts. City Engineer Alysen Abel and Senior Traffic Engineer Jay Aber...

A curvy stretch on a slope of Johnson Drive in Shawnee will be rebuilt soon to make it safer for traffic. The Shawnee City Council in December 2025 approved measures to improve the stretch of Johnson Drive at Barker Road,...

Lane changes are coming next year to a section of 103rd Street that Leawood parents say is dangerous for children walking or biking to Brookwood Elementary School. The Leawood City Council on Monday approved a plan to convert a section...

After several years of discussion, a $12.4 million project aimed at making Midland Drive safer will start construction in early 2026. On Dec. 8, the Shawnee City Council unanimously approved final plans for the Midland Drive Improvement Project from Shawnee...

Large trucks are now prohibited from driving in an unincorporated neighborhood just outside Spring Hill in southern Johnson County. The Board of County Commissioners deemed the roads in the Spring Hill Station subdivision, just east of Kansas Highway 7 along...

Prairie Village will take steps to cut down on average vehicle speeds along a key stretch of Tomahawk Road. The city plans to narrow lanes along Tomahawk between Roe Avenue and 71st Street by 5 feet on either side of...

In response to pleas from parents for safer streets, the Leawood City Council has decided to explore additional pedestrian protections along 83rd Street while moving ahead with sidewalk replacement and new signals already in the plan for next year. “Our...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 9:41 a.m. Thursday to include the total project cost. Drivers in Mission and northern Overland Park who cross the Metcalf Avenue bridge over Johnson Drive should prepare for disruptions next year. The Mission City...

Parents of Leawood elementary school children — some of whom had been recently hit by cars — asked city councilmembers for better pedestrian protections during an emotionally intense public comment section of the city council’s Monday meeting. Five parents, including...

Drivers along 135th Street in Leawood will see some lane closures beginning Saturday, Nov. 1, as city crews begin sealing and repairing potholes. Weather permitting, certain lanes will be closed beginning Saturday and continuing through most of the month until...