The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting traffic modifications on Interstate 70 between Oak Grove and Bates City until January 27, 2026, as a part of the Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa project.

Intermittent nightly left lane closures on I-70 are scheduled for median work. Lanes will be narrowed on I-70 for work on the Horseshoe Creek and Little Horseshoe Creek bridges.

Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa is the third project in MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program and will add a third lane of travel in each direction to I-70 from just west of Missouri Route 7 in Blue Springs to approximately Missouri Route H. The project also includes interchange improvements at Route D in Bates City and at Missouri Route 131 in Odessa. The project was awarded in Spring 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028.

All work is weather permitting.