Improve I-70: Lane closures scheduled on I-70 between Oak Grove and Bates City&…

JACKSON & LAFAYETTE COUNTIES - The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting traffic modifications on Interstate 70 between Oak Grove and Bates City (approximately mile marker 28.8 to 29.8), from Sept. 25 until Jan. 27, 2026, as a part of the Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa project.

From Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, until Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026:

• Intermittent nightly left lane closures on I-70 eastbound and westbound for median work.
• Lanes narrowed on I-70 eastbound and westbound for work on the Horseshoe Creek and Little Horseshoe Creek bridges.

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.

For more information, call MoDOT at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visit www.modot.org. To receive the latest statewide news and text alerts, signup for e-updates.

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