CITY OF KANSAS CITY – STREETCAR MAIN STREET EXTENSION
Realm Construction, Inc. is currently working on the Streetcar Extension on Main Street from Union Station to UMKC. Realm’s contract with KC Streetcar Constructors includes concrete flatwork, concrete paving, and all rebar for the track slab, platforms, and OCS foundations.
The project extends the streetcar 3.5 miles south on Main Street connecting the Downtown starter line to Midtown, Westport, the Art Museum District, the Plaza and UMKC with 16 new station stops.
The contract amount is $8,925,000 and is expected to be completed in late spring 2025.
KEARNEY MO – 19TH & NATION ROAD
City of Kearney 19th & Nation Road project to be completed by LEXECO.
This project included adding a roundabout at the intersection of 19th & Nation Road and the realigning of 19th Street. The project is part of a larger MODOT project that ties into a new interchange along I-35.
The new interchange will help connect the west and east side of the City of Kearney by providing additional access across I-35. It will also help promote economic development, reduce the travel time and congestion
for commuters and provide safer non-motorized transportation options.
The contract amount is $2,580,000 and is expected to be completed in November 2023.
PROSPECT BRIDGE OVER I-70
Radmacher Brothers Excavating continues to make progress on the new Prospect bridge over Interstate 70. Demolition began on June 23 and construction has progressed on schedule. The total cost of construction is $7.3 million and is part of MODOT’s plan to improve the I70 corridor through Kansas City.
The project also includes improvements to the interchange ramps and 14th Street.
The City of Kansas City has also dedicated $500,000 to the project to improve pedestrian safety and add aesthetic enhancements to the bridges’ finish, including lighting, rails and a faux brick finish.
Future MODOT I-70 improvements include:
8 Bridges – I-70 going over city roadways
5 Bridges – City roadways going over I-70
2 Pedestrian bridges
Retaining walls along I-70
ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE
L.G. Barcus and Sons Inc. raise the Rock Island Bridge in Kansas City, Kansas for the second time in 72 years.
The bridge, originally built in 1905 and used by the Rock Island Railroad until 1980, requires elevation to meet current flood standards set by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
L.G. Barcus was previously hired by the Corps in 1951 to install screw-lift gates on the bridge to raise its trusses in anticipation of high waters. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas has contracted L.G. Barcus to raise each of the three trusses by approximately 4 feet to meet the 750-year flood standards
- L.G. Barcus began work on the project in March, removing rails and old railroad ties, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 16.
- The Rock Island Bridge will undergo commercial redevelopment, featuring 11,000 square feet of entertainment space, including a food hall, bars, coffee shops, event spaces, offices, and walkways for pedestrians and bikers.
- The $12 million project, expected to open in summer 2024, is being hailed as “America’s first destination landmark bridge” and will span the size of three football fields.
- In addition to lifting the bridge, L.G. Barcus has been contracted by Flying Truss LLC, the project’s developer, to construct new decks and build out various amenities.
- L.G. Barcus, a fourth-generation family-owned business established in 1920, employs around 100 people and has completed over 5,000 construction projects.