UPDATE, 5:20 p.m. | The roadway is back open.
ORIGINAL REPORT | The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed at Interstate 435 in Kansas City, Missouri, late Thursday afternoon.
The Missouri Department of Transportation reported the incident just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
TRAFFIC ALERT (Jackson County): I-70 EB CLOSED AT I-435. USE ALT ROUTE. #kctraffic pic.twitter.com/2aqQLW9AlE
— MoDOT Kansas City (@MoDOT_KC) June 11, 2026
The reason and duration of the closure weren’t immediately known.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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