Tommy'sRoad RescueCall live dispatch816-588-8888Identify the state, downtown movement, and suburban segment
Call live Kansas City dispatch at 816-588-8888 for current availability.
I-35 enters the metro through Johnson County, crosses the state line into downtown Kansas City, and continues north with closely spaced I-29 and Northland movements. The same route number covers suburban interchanges, river approaches, downtown ramps, and overlapping freeway segments. Exact state, direction, exit, and roadway position are necessary before help can be qualified.
Call 911 for injury, fire, smoke, a hazardous spill, a vehicle blocking traffic, a dangerous ramp position, or another immediate threat. Do not cross I-35, stand between a disabled vehicle and moving traffic, or walk along a bridge or narrow shoulder.
In Kansas, identify Gardner, Olathe, Lenexa, Merriam, or the state-line approach and the nearest interchange such as K-7/U.S. 169, Santa Fe, 119th Street, I-435, I-635, or Shawnee Mission Parkway. In Missouri, distinguish the state line, downtown loop and I-670 area, river crossing, I-29/I-35 shared corridor, Route 152, and Liberty-area exits.
At I-435, I-635, downtown, and the I-29/I-35 split, provide the full movement and whether you are before the split, on a connector, within the merge, or beyond it. Navigation labels can lag behind lane shifts; repeat the signs physically visible from a safe position.
Give right shoulder, left shoulder or median, mainline or ramp, barrier, bridge, construction zone, slope, traffic speed, and whether the vehicle reached an exit or public lot. Report if no safe space exists for roadside work.
Use KanDrive for Kansas, MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for Missouri, and KC Scout for regional freeway incidents. Confirm the destination's hours and access, especially when closures or congestion change the route across downtown or the state line.
Tell live dispatch what failed, whether the vehicle starts, rolls, steers, brakes, or shifts, and the condition of keys, drivetrain, wheels, tires, damage, and leaks. Call 816-588-8888 to confirm authority, availability, safe access, price or estimate, destination, and assignment.
Kansas or Missouri, northbound or southbound, city, signed exit, last passed exit, mainline or connector, I-35 alone or shared I-29/I-35, shoulder side, and a safe pin.
Origin route, destination route, ramp direction, before or after the split, visible sign, roadway level, bridge or barrier, and whether a safe exit or lot is reachable.
Year, make, model, keys, drivetrain, power, wheel and tire condition, steering, brakes, damage, leaks, smoke, passengers, and traffic exposure.
Owner or insurer authority, requested service, destination and acceptance, callback, current traffic instructions, estimate questions, and the exact words confirming or declining assignment.
Give northbound or southbound, the state, I-35 or I-670, the exact entrance, exit or connector, last visible sign, mainline or ramp, shoulder side, and a safe pin. Do not use only “downtown” or a skyline landmark.
Say whether the signs show I-29, I-35, or both; your direction; whether you are before or after the split; nearest exit; and the full ramp movement. That prevents a responder from approaching the wrong branch.
Use KanDrive for Kansas, MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for Missouri, and KC Scout for the regional metro freeway system. Do not manipulate a phone while driving.
No. The exact legal entity, applicable authority, current availability, equipment, route, destination, estimate, and assignment must be confirmed for the request.
Official Kansas map for current incidents, road conditions, closures, cameras, and construction.
Current Kansas City metro construction and traffic-impact updates, including I-35-area work where applicable.
Official Missouri Kansas City district roadwork listing by county, including I-35 corridor projects.
Official bi-state regional traffic information for Kansas City freeways and major interchanges.
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If anyone is injured, in immediate danger, facing a fire or hazardous spill, or blocking an active traffic lane, call 911 first. Move only when you can do so without entering traffic or increasing the danger.
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