Project Background

The kcICON project will reconstruct/rehabilitate about four miles of Interstate 29/35 from just north of Route 210 (Armour Road) in North Kansas City, Clay County, continuing south over the Missouri River into the northeast corner of the downtown Kansas City, Mo., freeway loop.

The project includes improving outdated interchanges and the construction of an iconic river bridge to replace the existing Paseo Bridge. The new structure will be named the Christopher S. Bond Bridge. An average of 102,000 vehicles travel this corridor each day - many as part of their daily commute, others traveling to points within the corridor, and others still making a longer journey to and from locations beyond the greater Kansas City area.

The Paseo Bridge was originally constructed in 1952-54. It was shut down for repairs in 2003, and for rehabilitation during the summer of 2005. Also in 2005, improvements in the corridor were identified as a statewide priority by MoDOT leadership, and $195 million identified for the project via Amendment 3 funding. Later that year, an additional $50 million was identified in the Federal SAFETEA-LU bill.

What will the kcIcon Project Achieve?

To demonstrate MoDOT's commitment to provide a quality construction and communication effort that continues a new model for design-build, the project goals are:

• Deliver the Interstate 29/35 corridor improvements within the total program budget of $245 million.
• Construct a landmark Missouri River bridge(s) that can be reasonably maintained to provide more than a century of useful service.
• Maximize safety, mobility, aesthetic and capacity improvements in the corridor.
• Engage stakeholders and the community to successfully develop and deliver the project.
• Meet or beat the project completion date of October 31, 2011.