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Construction

Approval of streetcar Riverfront route extension advances

Full approval is nearly complete for the KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension project. Estimated to cost $20.2 million, the project will extend the streetcar route three-quarters of a mile to Berkeley Riverfront Park. The line currently ends Third Street Grand Boulevard.… more

Suggested revision to Buck O’Neil Bridge design aims for preservation of structure, green space

A strong divide in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) design plan for the new Buck O’Neil Bridge has members of the community, and some city officials, hoping for a revised design that will allow the bridge to be updated… more

Cereal Ingredients, Inc. to build $24M facility north of KC area

A Leavenworth-based specialty ingredients manufacturer has decided to build a new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Missouri. Founded in 1990 by CEO Robert Hatch, Cereal Ingredients Inc. moved from Kansas City to its current Leavenworth headquarters in 2005 and expanded there… more

Project application submitted for proposed $116M mixed-use tower development at 45th and Main

A mixed-use tower development could soon land a spot on old Country Club Plaza Holiday Inn grounds at 4501 Main St. in Kansas City, Mo. Americo Life and Burns & McDonnell have submitted a project application for Museum Tower, estimated… more

Raymore-Peculiar School District aims to land $72M bond up for vote on April ballot

The Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District will ask voters to borrow $72 million for construction of a new freshman center, which eventually would be expanded to a second high school. If passed, Proposition S also wound fund a new performing arts center, HVAC… more

$65M bridge project along westbound 1-70 complete

After a year's delay, the completion of the $65 million reconstruction of the Lewis and Clark Viaduct that links Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. was celebrated Monday. The work, which closed down westbound traffic on Interstate 70 over… more

Construction begins to revamp old Saint Luke’s health college

Rockhurst University is injecting $23 million to renovate Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences, in particular Sedgwick Hall. JE Dunn has been hired to conduct interior demolition work on Sedgwick's structure, which it began in December. The building is over… more

KCI terminal project timeline reaches halfway point

Kansas City’s largest infrastructure project in its history-  and worth around $1.5 billion in development costs – has reached its halfway point. Construction began in March 2019, its competition still set for March 2023. Despite the presence of Covid-19 for… more

Construction begins on new $150M KC Water facility

A new Blue River Biosolids Improvements Facility under construction for KC Water will deliver new cost-effective and environmentally friendly processes for removing solid waste, all at the cost of $150 million. Despite the multi-million bill, KC Water said it will… more

Former AT&T headquarters could see $60M update

Property at 500 E. Eighth Street in downtown Kansas City once home to AT&T could receive a major make-over investment. Maxus Properties Inc. bought the building in April 2019, paying $6.85 million for 377,800 square feet. Now, the company is… more