OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) – Key I-635 ramps are set to close for bridge repairs, complicating detours for drivers avoiding the closed 18th Street Expressway.
The Kansas Department of Transportation says the closures begin at midnight on Feb. 9 and will last about two weeks as crews repair a bridge expansion joint at the southbound I-635/I-35 interchange.
Transportation leaders note that the 18th Street Expressway Bridge over the Kansas River has been closed since March 2025, diverting thousands of vehicles daily to I-635 and I-35…