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Week of June 22, 2015 | KC Downtown Streetcar Construction Update
Main Street Closed This Saturday
KC Streetcar Constructors will work this weekend on two of the last segments of track. Work will require the short-term closure of Main Street and East 9th Street. On Saturday, June 27, 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Main Street between 8th and 9th Street will close due to track construction. Additionally, 9th Street will close between Main and Walnut starting Saturday, June 27 at 6:00 a.m. until Monday, June 29 at 6:00 a.m. 8th Street will remain open this weekend. Please see the helpful map of the downtown closures on the KC Streetcar website.
Currently, traffic is extremely congested in the Central Business District between 8th - 12th Streets and in the River Market area. Please check the construction map on www.kcstreetcar.org and our twitter feed (@kcstreetcar) daily for road closures updates. Currently 3rd is closed from Walnut-Grand ; Grand is open to southbound traffic only from 2nd St - 4th St; Main St is closed this Saturday, June 27, 6:00am-7:00pm; 9th Street is closed June 27-June 29, 6:00am-6:00am, and 13th is closed this weekend from Main-Baltimore.
For more detailed information about streetcar construction, including projected work duration or a "look ahead", please visit the KC Streetcar website. For the most up-to-date info follow the project on twitter @kcstreetcar.
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- Lane shifts on east side of Main between Truman Rd South & 16th St for corner restoration.
- Restoration work at the corners of 17th & Main.
- Traffic signal replacements and restoration work at the corners of 19th & Main. Look for lane shifts.
- 5/26 - 7/3: Station stop platform work on northeast corner of 19th & Main. East lane closed. Traffic shifted to the west.
- Track turnout construction & pour on Main St Viaduct. Traffic pushed to the center of Main, south of 20th St. Dedicated lane for Bus loading and unloading only on the east side.
- 6/29 - 7/3: OCS pole catenary arm and overhead cable installation on the east side of Main St from Truman Rd South - 20th St. Traffic pushed to the center and west lanes. No parking within work zones or on tracks during work.
- NON-STREETCAR WORK taking place on 20th St between McGee and SW Blvd. Work being performed by Kansas City's Water Services Department and anticipated to take two months.
- NON-STREETCAR WORK traffic signal work taking place at 19th & Grand. Work will impact sidewalks and curb lanes. Work being performed by Kansas City's Public Works Department with Mark One Electric.
- NON-STREETCAR WORK taking place south of Pershing and Main. This is related to water work.
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