Home Newsletter-Mid-Week ‘Start planning for a little more time,’ says MoDOT as expansion of I-70 from Blue Springs to Odessa nears ‘Start planning for a little more time,’ says MoDOT as expansion of I-70 from Blue Springs to Odessa nearsJuly 14, 2025News, Newsletter-Mid-Week By the end of the decade, all of I-70 should look like this stretch in Independence -- three lanes in both directions. [Jeff Fox/The Examiner] By Jeff Fox jeff.fox@examiner.net A wider Interstate 70 – six lanes across the state – is coming, but for the next few years that means… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close Previous Post Two badly hurt in Independence motorcycle crash Next Post Community calendar -- Tuesday through Thursday Featured Local Savings -
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