NewsLocal News

Actions

Northbound US 169 to close Saturday for ‘urgent’ bridge repairs

MODOT Emergency Response Truck
Posted
and last updated

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced that the northbound lanes of U.S. 169 will be closed Saturday at Northwest Barry Road.

The agency cited the need for “urgent” bridge repairs after damage from a crash on Wednesday in which the driver left the scene.

The closure is set to begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday.

Crews hope to have the highway back open by 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Anyone with information about the crash and driver on Aug. 24 should contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 816-622-0800.