KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Officially Breaks Ground

Groundbreaking and Rail Singing Ceremony Scheduled for Wednesday, April 6

The KC Streetcar Constructors are hosting a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, April 6 at 11 a.m. The ceremony will take place at the southwest corner of Pershing Road and Main Street. All in attendance are invited to be a part of history and sign a piece of commemorative rail!

Kansas City, Missouri - The time is finally here for the official construction of the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension.

WHAT: KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Groundbreaking Ceremony and Rail Signing Event

WHEN: 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2022

WHERE: Southwest corner of Pershing Road and Main Street (across from Union Station). This is an outdoor public event. Transportation is available by KC Streetcar and RideKC bus. Paid parking is available in the Union Station parking garage.

WHO: Special guests include Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, KC Streetcar Authority Executive Director Tom Gerend, UMKC Chancellor Dr. C. Mauli Agrawal, and Bruce Marincheck, Senior Vice President of Naitonal Construction for Herzog Transit.

Other festivities include a ceremonial rail signing of Main Street Extension track and entertainment provided by the UMKC Conservatory.

After years of planning, designing and community outreach, construction for this $351 million transportation project is ready to begin. The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is a 3.5-mile extension of the KC Streetcar System that will connect the current southern terminus at Union Station to the University of Missouri - Kansas City at 51st Street and Brookside Boulevard. The extension is fully funded with federal Capital Investment Grant funds and new local funding approved through the Transportation Development District.

The construction of the project is estimated to take two and a half years with passengers ready to ride in 2025. The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is being built by the KC Streetcar Constructors (KCSC). KCSC is a joint venture between Herzog Contracting Corp. and Stacy and Witbeck, and is joined by Burns & McDonnell and JE Dunn Construction to form the initial construction team. The project is overseen by the joint partnership of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and the KC Streetcar Authority.