KC Streetcar Constructors to Move Rail for Track Construction

Crews will work in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 6 to minimize impacts to the traveling public.

(Kansas City, MO) - KC Streetcar Constructors will pull at least 960 feet of rail from the rail staging area at 51st Street and Brookside Boulevard. The rail will be pulled into the existing traffic control on the east side of Main Street near Armour Boulevard and 41st Street.

Crews move rail from the rail storage area near 51st Street and Main Street in the early morning hours of Friday, April 28, 2023.

WHO: KC Streetcar Constructors in conjunction with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

WHEN: For the safety of all and to limit disruptions to the traveling public on Main Street, this work is scheduled to begin at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, and will be complete by 7 a.m.

WHERE: KC Streetcar Constructors will pull the rail from 51st Street north on Main Street into the existing traffic control set up on the east side of Main Street near Armour Boulevard and 41st Street.

Cross-traffic at the Main Street intersections of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, 46th Street, 45th Street, 43rd Street, 41st Street, 39th Street, 38th Street, 37th Street, 36th Street, and Armour Boulevard will be temporarily halted until the rail, equipment and personnel have cleared the intersection. Officers with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will assist with traffic control during this process to facilitate a safe and efficient operation.

MEDIA: For day of media opportunities or interviews, please call 816-337-1013 prior to the event. For any media on site, please stay on the sidewalk away from the rail movement and outside of the construction zone.

For more information, please visit the KC Streetcar Constructors website at buildkcstreetcar.com, email questions to info@buildkcstreetcar.com, follow us on Twitter @BuildKCSC, or call the project hotline at 816-337-1013.