Due to a possible gas leak, Eastbound Gregory is closed at this time. When reading this, be sure to take into account that this was posted on Tuesday, Jan. 24th and about Noon. The situation will probably be resolved soon.

Barry L. Clemons passed away last week. Mr. Clemons has been in a coma since his truck was struck by a trailer on K-10 in January near De Soto, Kansas. The trailer broke loose from an eastbound vehicle and struck Mr. Clemons westbound truck.

For more on this click HERE for a LJWorld.com article

RaytownOnline.com previous article on the accident http://raytownonline.com/2011/raytown-man-injured-in-highway-accident/

Contacts:

Dan Ferguson, Jackson County, Missouri, Public Information Officer, 816/881-3271 
Tom Gerend, Mid-America Regional Council, Assistant Transportation Director, 816/701-8303

Open Houses Scheduled To Discuss Future Mass Transit Options in Jackson County

In an effort to gain public input on how to best enhance transit service in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the Project Partnership Team for the Jackson County Commuter Corridors Alternatives Analysis (JCCCAA) will host several opportunities for community comment over the course of the next week.

The purpose of each event is to discuss transportation needs along the I-70 and Rock Island corridors and to seek public input on transit options under consideration.

The first opportunity is an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. The open house will take place at the Independence Regional Ennovation Center, 201 North Forest Avenue, Independence, Missouri.

Short presentations will be given at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. to update the public on the alternatives analysis process, which is a necessary step in applying for and receiving federal transportation dollars to help construct new transit systems.

To complement this formal open house, additional opportunities for comment will be available to the public. The project boards from the open house will be displayed at key locations in the corridors from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Project partnership and consultant team staff will be on hand to answer questions from 5 to 7 p.m. These meetings will take place according to the following schedule.

September 28, 2011
Mid-Continent Library
6131 Raytown Road
Raytown, Missouri

September 29, 2011
Union Station
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, Missouri

Last December, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a competitive grant of $1.8 million to the project partnership team in order to study a regional transit system. The grant funds are being used to conduct this alternatives analysis along the I-70 and Rock Island commuter corridors as well as a recently completed study that identified a preferred route and use of streetcars for a starter line in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

The partnership team includes Jackson County, Missouri, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and Mid-America Regional Council (MARC). The partners hired a consultant team led by Parsons Brinckerhoff. Also on the team are Olsson Associates, TranSystems, Taliaferro & Browne, KOA and Shockey Consulting Services.

Future open houses will be held in other Jackson County communities in November 2011, January 2012 and March 2012. Dates, times and locations for those events will be announced as soon as they are available.

For materials and updates on the commuter corridors Alternatives Analysis as well as other regional studies, visit MARC’s SmartMoves website at:

http://www.kcsmartmoves.org/projects/jacksoncounty.aspx.

Please notify MARC at (816) 474-4240 at least 48 hours in advance if you require special accommodations to attend this meeting (i.e., qualified interpreter, large print, reader, hearing assistance).

Please find below information on an upcoming public meeting for the Jackson County Commuter Corridors Alternative Analysis (JCCCAA) on Tuesday, September 27th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Ennovation Center located at 201 N. Forest in Independence. The JCCCAA is developing and reviewing alternative transit options for two corridors in Jackson County. One corridor extends from downtown Kansas City, Missouri east and then southeasterly along the Rock Island Rail line through Raytown, Lee’s Summit and ultimately to Pleasant Hill while the other corridor extends from downtown Kansas City, Missouri east through Independence and Blue Springs to Grain Valley.

 Different corridor alignments and modes of transit will be presented at the public meeting for your review and comment. The ultimate purpose of the JCCCAA is to review the alternative transit options for the two corridors and then adopt a locally (regionally) preferred alternative (LPA) for the Kansas City region. Adoption of the LPA will then position the Kansas City region to submit applications to the Federal government for design and construction funding for these corridors. Additional information on the JCCCAA can be found by clicking http://kcsmartmoves.org/projects/jacksoncounty.aspx.

 Please plan to attend this meeting if you are able, as the adopted LPA will have an impact on the future of Rock Island corridor through Raytown and the future of Raytown.

From Vicki Turnbow – Raytown Chamber of Commerce

Click HERE for the flier

Later Saturday night a driver did not stop in time and totalled Raytown’s City Hall sign and did a good job off taking out some of the berm behind it. If you look closely after clicking on the 2nd picture to magnify it, you will see the skid marks leading up to the curb.

UPDATE: There was a DWI arrest that coincides with the case number and location for this accident.

The structure is done and all that is left is a couple days of clean up on the 67th Street bridge. It should be open for traffic on Friday.  Here are some photos of the bridge taken today.

Part of 66th Street closed today

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Water District #2 will have part of 66th St. closed today. The area effected is from Willow to Hardy and should be open again by 4:00pm.

Water District #2 will have part of 66th St. closed today. The area effected is from Willow to Hardy and should be open again by 4:00pm.

Route 350 will close this weekend for bridge construction between 63rd Street and Gregory Boulevard (71st Street) beginning late Friday, August 5, and re-open by early Monday, August 8, weather permitting.

The weekend closure, starting at 10 p.m. Friday, August 5, will allow workers to place bridge beams at the new 67th Street bridge over Route 350. The highway will re-open by 5 a.m. Monday, August 8 or sooner, but lanes may be narrowed at times to accommodate bridge work.

The 67th Street bridge, built in 1925, will be replaced. Work also continues on the Blue Ridge Cutoff bridge, built in 1936, which will be redecked and rehabilitated. Both bridges are expected to re-open in September. Traffic will detour to Gregory Boulevard, I-435 and 63rd Street during the weekend closure of Route 350.

Motorists traveling either Blue Ridge Cutoff or 67th Street must use other local routes for several weeks until the structures re-open. Both bridges are among 10 in Jackson County that are being repaired or replaced this year as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program.

Some of these bridges have been or will be closed to through traffic for up to 60 days sometime this year to allow the contractor to complete work quickly. These bridges are among more than 800 statewide that are being repaired, redecked or replaced through MoDOT’s Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. Most of Missouri’s worst bridges will be fixed through this accelerated program, including more than 145 in the nine-county Kansas City District. This year alone, MoDOT will fix more than 70 bridges and complete all scheduled Safe & Sound bridges by the end of 2012.

The two middle lanes of Raytown Road at 53rd Pl will be closed due to a water main break.

This was the progress with the two bridges over 350 Highway at about 11:00am Sunday Morning. Hopefully they will meet their 5:00am Monday morning re-opening of 350 Highway.  It may be a couple months before the new bridges are open to traffic.  It also may be a while before 350 Highway is not somewhat restricted, as in closed lanes at the bridge crossing points.

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