MoDOT Kansas City will be making pavement improvements along eastbound and westbound U.S. 50 between approximately Todd George Road to just north of Bannister/NW Colbern Road until approximately July 2021. This week’s work includes the following closures. All work is weather permitting.

Crews will close the Colbern Road, ramp to westbound MO Route 350 beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Wednesday, May 12, through Thursday, May 13.

Crews will close the eastbound MO Route 350 ramp to westbound I-470 beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Thursday, May 13, through Friday, May 14.

Crews will close the eastbound I-470 ramp to eastbound U.S. 50 beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Thursday, May 13, through Friday, May 14.

Crews will close the eastbound U.S. 50 ramp to Chipman Rd. beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Friday, May 14, through Saturday, May 15.

Crews will close the Chipman ramp to eastbound U.S. 50 beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Friday, May 14, through Saturday, May 15.

Crews will close eastbound U.S. 50 ramp to Hamblen Rd/northbound MO Route 291 off ramp beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Monday, May 17, through Wednesday, May 19.

Crews will close the ramp from Hamblen northbound MO Route 291 off ramp to eastbound U.S. 50 beginning at 8 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following mornings starting Monday, May 17, through Wednesday, May 19.

Please be patient and considerate to your fellow motorists. Use the zipper merge and take turns at merge points. Please remember that all work zones are NO PHONE ZONES. Buckle up. Phone down. Arrive Alive. For potential impacts to traffic, please review KC Scout cameras at http://www.kcscout.net or consult our real-time traffic partner, WAZE.

Motorists are reminded to slow down and pay attention while driving in work zones. Not all work zones look alike. Work zones can be moving operations, such as striping, patching or mowing. They can also be short term, temporary lane closures to make quick repairs or remove debris from the roadway.

For more information about MoDOT news, projects or events, please visit our website at www.modot.mo.gov/kansascity. For instant updates, follow MoDOT_KC on Twitter, or share posts and comments on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MoDOT.KansasCity.

MoDOT Kansas City maintains more than 7,000 miles of state roadway in nine counties. Sign up online for work zone updates or call 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636).

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