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Drivers should expect delays, lane closures on I-435 on the Missouri side this weekend This is part of the ongoing I-435 South Loop Link project Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THE NINE-DAY FORECAST. LARA: STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT, THERE COULD BE BACKUPS ALONG 435 AND 470. HALEY: MODOT WILL SHUT DOWN LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN STATE LINE ROAD AND THE GRANDVIEW TRIANGLE. KMBC 9’S WILLIAM JOY IS LIVE WITH WHAT TO EXPECT. WILLIAM: A MODOT TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT I TALKED TO SAID HE DOES NOT EXPECT TRAFFIC TO BE TO BET THIS WEEKEND. BUT THE DRIVERS I SPOKE TO SAID THERE IS NO WAY THEY ARE GETTING ON FOR 35 -- 435. IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS BACKUPS. THIS WEEKEND, MODOT WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN SEVERAL LANDS OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS ENGINEER IS HELPING OVERSEE THE PRODUCT -- PROJECT. THE EASTBOUND SIDE WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE. THE TWO MIDDLE WESTBOUND LANDS WILL BE CLOSED AND THE TRAFFIC WILL BE PUSHED TO THE OTHER LANDS, WHICH WILL STAY OPEN. >> I WILL PROBABLY AVOID THE AREA. UNLESS I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO COME OUT THAT WAY. WILLIAM: THE GOAL IS TO REPLACE BEARINGS UNDER THE BRIDGE. >> IT CONSTANTLY NEEDS MAINTENANCE TO STAY STANDING. WILLIAM: THEY HAVE TO LIFT THE BRIDGE, AND FEWER CARS MEANS LESS WEIGHT. >> IT IS GOING TO BE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER. WILLIAM: HE SAYS WORKING DURING THE WEEKEND SHOULD PREVENT SERIOUS BACKUPS. >> THE TRAFFIC DURING THE WEEKEND IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS. WILLIAM: IT’S A FEW DAYS OF PAIN BUT THE WORK SHOULD LAST A DECADE. >> I WOULD RATHER HAVE EVERYTHING BUNCHED UP TOGETHER AND BE DONE WITH IT. WILLIAM: MODOT DOESN’T HAVE ANY ESTIMATE ON DELAY TIMES. BUT DON’T TRY TO TAKE THE SIDE ACCESS ROADS TO SKIP THE TRAFFIC. THE ON-RAMP DOWN AT 104TH STREET WILL BE CLOSED. WILLIAM JOY, KMBC 9 NEWS. HALEY: THIS WORK IS FOR THE 435 BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT. THE MORE WIDE-RANGING PROJECT ON 435 WON’T BE COMPLETED UNTIL SPRING OF 2020