Trolley Track Work Begins for KC Streetcar Main Street Extension
This map illustrates the construction detour on Brookside Blvd. and the Trolley Trail. The trail will remain open throughout construction.
Work Involves a Trolley Track Trail Detour and UMKC Streetcar Stop Development
Kansas City, Missouri – Construction begins this week on the relocation of a portion of the Harry Wiggins Trolley Track Trail (Trolley Trail) in conjunction with pre-construction activities related to the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension.
The Trolley Trail located between 49th Street and 51st Street will be relocated approximately 20-feet to the east of the existing trail. During construction, trail users will be detoured into a barrier-protected space on Brookside Boulevard. This detour is anticipated to last through November.
This work will include:
Constructing a retaining wall
Demolishing the existing trail section
Constructing the new trail section
The retaining wall is the first phase of construction for the future University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) streetcar stop and plaza. The new, relocated section of the trail will be ten feet wide and constructed of poured concrete. The realignment of the trail will also make room for a temporary southern rail yard where streetcar rail will be delivered and stored beginning in spring 2022 and through the duration of construction. The Trolley Trail will continue to remain open throughout construction.
Official groundbreaking for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is anticipated in April 2022. 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.
For more information about the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension construction, please visit buildkcstreetcar.com or contact the KC Streetcar Constructors at info@buildkcstreetcar.com.
For questions, contact Donna Mandelbaum with the KC Streetcar Authority at 816.877.3219(cell) or email at dmandelbaum@kcstreetcar.org. The KC Streetcar is also online at www.kcstreetcar.org and on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.