Traffic & Roads

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...

Construction crews started work Monday on a stormwater pipe replacement in front of Mill Valley High School, fully shutting down Monticello Road traffic for three to four weeks. The pipe replacement was originally planned for this past summer, but manufacturing...

After waiting for months for the federal government to deliver promised funds, Overland Park is finally moving ahead with a traffic calming and safety plan. Last year, Overland Park was promised $500,000 to complete a traffic Safety Action Plan using...

The city of Mission’s plan to complete a $13.5 million Johnson Drive rehabilitation project is contingent upon cooperation from several corporations lining the western half of the thoroughfare. With plans to completely redo the Johnson Drive’s roadway, sidewalks and curbs...

A stretch of Monticello Road near Mill Valley High School in Shawnee will be closed for five days as city crews work on repairing damaged stormwater pipes. Monticello Road at 60th Street is closed until Friday, Aug. 8, to complete...

A stretch of Nall Avenue in Prairie Village is closed for the next couple of weeks as part of a road improvement project. Nall Avenue between 75th and 79th streets is closed as the city completes a 2024 County Assistance...

License plate readers are coming to a busy intersection in northeast Johnson County. The Merriam City Council on Monday voted 7-1 to approve a $50,000 expense to install license plate readers at the Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road intersection. Councilmember...

A major road construction project in Edgerton to rebuild parts of Second Street and Edgewood Drive has begun. Several streets through the heart of the small southwestern Johnson County town have cracked and potholed and lack proper storm drainage, requiring...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday to reflect the corrected newsletter released in the late afternoon. Major closures along U.S. Highway 69 and Interstate 435 through Overland Park will start this week as work on the...

On top of the already approved slate of annual chip seal work, Overland Park will also use other road resurfacing methods, including mill and overlay and ultrathin bonded asphalt, to preserve and rehabilitate other streets in 2025. All told, the...