The installation of the arms and wires on the Overhead Catenary System poles on the Main Street Extension are underway! These wires power the KC Streetcar, getting electricity from the five new traction power substations (TPSS) located along the extension.

Crews will work in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 30, to minimize impacts to the traveling public.

KC Streetcar Constructors to move rail Tuesday, April 9, from the rail storage area near 49th Street and Brookside Boulevard to the work zone on the east side of Brookside Boulevard near Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.

Crews will work in the early morning hours to limit impacts to the traveling public.

KC Streetcar Constructors continued working hard building the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension in the months of January, February, and March! Check out this review of Q1 of 2024 in photos to see some of the progress on the project corridor.

Beginning, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, KC Streetcar Constructors will be working on Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard at Brookside Boulevard which will require a temporary closure of East Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard. This work is anticipated to take four weeks to complete, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting.

Starting Wednesday, April 3, crews will work overnight on a portion of 31st Street to perform underground electrical work.

31st Street will remain open during this work with reduced lanes for eastbound and westbound traffic.

KC Streetcar Constructors to move rail Tuesday, March 19, from the rail storage area near 49th Street and Brookside Boulevard to the work zone on the east side of Brookside Boulevard near Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.

Crews will work in the early morning hours to limit impacts to the traveling public.

KC Streetcar Constructors will move rail in the early morning hours of Monday, March 11 for track construction.

The first full week of March is Women in Construction Week, a week to appreciate of the women who have made strides in the construction industry, an industry where women account for just 10.9% of the workforce. Learn more about some of the women working on the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project.

Crews will work in the early morning hours of Friday, February 23, to minimize impacts to the traveling public.

On Tuesday, February 19, KCSC crews will begin installing the Pershing Crossover at the Main Street and Pershing Road intersection. This work will happen in multiple phases to allow traffic to flow at the intersection, starting in mid-February and lasting through Summer 2024, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting.

Crews will work in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 13, to minimize impacts to the traveling public.

KC Streetcar Constructors will close a portion of 49th Street between Brookside Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Thursday, February 15.

This is a permanent closure of the east 49th Street slip lane to accommodate the streetcar only lane from Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard to 51st Street.

Crews will work in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 3, to minimize impacts to the traveling public.

Crews will work in the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 31 to minimize impacts to the traveling public.

Did you miss Kansas City’s 2024 Restaurant Week? The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension corridor has some top-notch restaurants and coffee shops that you can check out year-round!

On Monday, January 29, KCSC crews will begin work at the Linwood Boulevard and Main Street intersection. This work will happen in multiple phases to allow traffic to flow at the intersection.

Learn more about the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project and our team members with the 12 Days of KCSC!

KC Streetcar Constructors will move rail in the early morning of Tuesday, December 5 to minimize disruptions to the traveling public.