LAFAYETTE COUTNTY – Crews will conduct lane and ramp closures on Interstate 70 westbound at Lafayette County Route H on Friday, April 17, from approximately 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. (revised from Monday, April 13 due to weather), for work relating to the Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa project. I-70 westbound will be reduced to one lane and traffic will be run up and over the ramps at Route H before continuing west. Westbound traffic will not be able to exit at Route H. The Route H bridge will also be closed during this time, but the I-70 eastbound ramps will remain open on the south end of the bridge. All work is weather permitting.
Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa is the third project in MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program and will add a third lane of travel in each direction to I-70 from just west of MO Route 7 in Blue Springs to approximately MO Route H. The project also includes interchange improvements at Route D in Bates City and at MO Route 131 in Odessa. The project was awarded in Spring 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028.
Missouri’s FY2024 budget, approved through the state legislative process and signed into law by the governor, provides $2.8 billion in General Revenue to build a third lane of I-70 across the state. The program will plan, design, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and add a third lane in each direction on nearly 200 miles of I-70, from Blue Springs to Wentzville. For more information on the Improve I-70 Program and to sign up for program e-mails, visit http://www.modot.org/improvei70.
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