Improve I-70: Ramp to close from Laf. Co. Route H to I-70 WB&comm…

LAFAYETTE COUNTY - Crews will close the ramp from Lafayette County Route H (Exit 45) to Interstate 70 westbound from Monday, March 30 until early May 2026, for work related to the Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa project. The off-ramps from I-70 and the on-ramp to I-70 eastbound will remain open. Traffic will be directed to the I-70 westbound on-ramp at Route M/O (Exit 41) by using Route H south to Route U and then west to Route M. 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. T he 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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