17-05-2025
KC Triathlon, Zoo pet vaccination event to shut down roads this weekend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several road closures are scheduled this weekend in Kansas City as the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is hosting a pet vaccination event on Saturday, May 17.
Overnight pavement work on I-70 to begin Sunday in Wyandotte County
Visitors will not be able to enter the zoo via Elmwood Avenue, from E. Gregory Boulevard to Mall Drive – or from Mall Drive to the west towards Swope Parkway – between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Guests will need to enter the zoo via 63rd Street or Starlight Road. Zoo Drive will not be impacted by this event.
Here is a detour map provided by the zoo:
The Kansas City Triathlon begins at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 18. Bike and run routes will be completely closed to traffic, organizers said on the event website.
The Grandview Police Department said on Facebook that Raytown Road will be closed at Highgrove through Interstate 470 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Weekend road closures scheduled on I-670 in Kansas City
The road is expected to reopen at 11 a.m., but the closure could last longer depending on when the triathlon ends.
You can find all of the course maps here.
Interstate 670 East will be closed just past 18th Street in Kansas to Troost Avenue in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
The road closure will begin Friday at 7 p.m. and last until 6 a.m. Monday.
For more information on this closure, click here.
Overnight pavement work on I-70 to begin Sunday in Wyandotte County
In Wyandotte County, a pavement improvement project on Interstate 70 is set to begin this weekend.
Overnight pavement work on Interstate 70 will begin Sunday, May 20. Overnight closures will take place from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday – and Fridays, as needed.
For more information on this, click here.
Also in Wyandotte County, two K-5 projects are set to begin on Tuesday. You can find more information about those road closures here.
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