09/05/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/05/2025 13:35
For immediate release: Friday, September 5, 2025
Kansas City is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the North Topping Avenue Streetscape Project on Monday, September 8, 2025, from 10:30 - 11:30 AM. The project spans along North Topping Avenue from NE 48th Street to the Searcy Creek Greenway.
When: Monday, September 8, 2025, from 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Where: West corner of NE 48th Street and North Topping Avenue
Parking: Street parking along North Topping Avenue
Agenda: Remarks will be delivered by 2nd District Councilmembers Wes Rogers, Lindsay French, staff members from Kansas City Public Works and staff from the North Kansas City School District. A groundbreaking ceremony will follow those remarks.
Roadway improvements include:
New curb and sidewalk
Drive approaches
Widening of the street
Traffic impacts include:
Construction will be split into phases, starting on the East side and moving towards the West Side
There will be two lanes of traffic during the entirety of construction
Additional flaggers will be available to help during peak morning and evening traffic
Starting December 1, 2025, to mid-March, construction will be minimal as weather impacts the construction