01Call 911 for active-lane and immediate danger
A stopped vehicle in a live lane, injury, fire, smoke, hazardous spill, unstable crash, or blind ramp position requires emergency help. Do not exit into traffic, cross the freeway, stand in a gore, or walk along an elevated or barrier-lined section.
02Say Kansas or Missouri and name the signed route
Give Kansas or Missouri, eastbound or westbound, and whether signs show I-670, I-70, I-35, or a Downtown Loop destination. The state line and loop movements are close together, so repeat the route shield and exit wording rather than only naming downtown.
03Identify the roadway level and connector
State whether you are on the I-670 mainline, an I-35 or I-70 connector, an entrance or exit ramp, an elevated or depressed section, or a surface street. Include the last exit, next exit, bridge or wall, and whether you are before or after the merge.
04Describe the south-loop segment precisely
Useful references include the Kansas I-70 connection, state-line approach, I-35, Broadway, Main Street, Grand Boulevard, Holmes Street, U.S. 71, and the eastern I-70 connection. A district, arena, hospital, or skyline reference must be paired with the actual signed roadway.
05Check current ramp and bridge conditions
Use KC Scout, KanDrive, and MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for current incidents and restrictions. Downtown bridge work can close or narrow ramps with little usable shoulder; follow police, highway, contractor, and traffic-control instructions at the scene.
06Confirm safe access and a real assignment
Give the vehicle, damage, keys, wheels, leaks, requested service, destination, and access conditions. Call live dispatch at 816-588-8888 so authority, staging point, equipment, availability, estimate, and assignment can be confirmed; the article itself dispatches nothing.