Local brief
Johnson County, Kansas: Midland Drive and Gardner Road ramps stay closed, Metcalf lane limits through Nov. 1
KDOT’s Oct. 12, 2026, update for Johnson County: the Midland Drive ramp to northbound I-435 is closed through Dec. 21, two I-35 ramps at Gardner Road through Dec. 15, and Metcalf Avenue has single left lane closures from 61st to 56th streets through Nov. 1.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) updated its Kansas City metro road work list on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. Johnson County has three closures and four larger projects that affect traffic.
Closures:
- Midland Drive ramp to northbound I-435: closed through Dec. 21 for bridge work on I-435 at Little Mill Creek. Detour marked.
- U.S. 69 (Metcalf Avenue), 61st to 56th streets: single left lane closed both ways through Nov. 1. No left turns and no crossing the median.
- I-35 at Gardner Road: the southbound I-35 exit ramp to Gardner Road and the Gardner Road ramp to northbound I-35 are closed through Dec. 15 for the bridge replacement. Detours marked.
Projects:
- Metcalf Avenue bridge over Johnson Drive: rehab project, weekdays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The southbound exit ramp to Metcalf Lane is being removed. Finish expected December 2026.
- I-435 at Little Mill Creek: bridge deck repair. In phases two and three, northbound traffic shifts into the southbound lanes head-to-head through median crossovers. Finish expected December 2026.
- Gardner Road bridge over I-35: full replacement with turn lanes, shoulders, lighting, sidewalks and a realigned 191st Street. Weekday lane restrictions are limited to 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Finish expected December 2027.
- U.S. 69 widening, 103rd to 151st streets, and the 167th Street interchange: the 69Express toll lanes opened in February 2026. Day and night lane and ramp closures continue, with the whole project expected done by the end of 2026.
Live road conditions: KC Scout (https://www.kcscout.net/) or KanDrive (https://kandrive.gov/). All KDOT work schedules depend on weather and conditions. Media contact at KDOT: Delaney Tholen, 785-817-9365.
Original source: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), "KC Metro Highway Projects Update, Week of October 12," released Oct. 12, 2026, to the Notice Nearby publisher inbox. KDOT KC Metro updates: https://www.ksdot.gov/about/our-organization/districts/district-1-northeast-kansas/kc-metro-updates. Notice Nearby wrote this in its own words. Full metro list: https://noticenearby.com/papers/kansas-kdot-kc-metro-highway-update-week-of-oct-12-2026
What to read next: the Johnson County hub (https://noticenearby.com/ks/johnson), the full KDOT Kansas City metro paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/kansas-kdot-kc-metro-highway-update-week-of-oct-12-2026), the Kansas hub (https://noticenearby.com/ks) and how to get ready for emergencies (https://noticenearby.com/prepare). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261012-KDOTKC-JO · Kansas Department of Transportation.
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