01Call 911 for a live lane, bridge, or crash danger
Use 911 for injury, fire, smoke, hazardous leakage, a vehicle stopped in a travel lane, an unstable crash, or another immediate threat. Do not walk on the Buck O'Neil Bridge, a viaduct, a freeway connector, or a narrow shoulder.
02Name the state and every signed shared route
Give Kansas or Missouri, northbound or southbound, and whether signs show U.S. 169 with K-7, I-35, or another route. Add the last and next exits and say whether you are before or after the split.
03Separate downtown, bridge, viaduct, and Northland
In Missouri, identify the downtown approach, Buck O'Neil Bridge, downtown airport vicinity, Route 9 connection, viaduct, Briarcliff or North Oak area, Barry Road, Route 152, or points toward Smithville. A skyline or river reference alone is not precise enough.
04Describe direction-specific ramp and bridge access
Report mainline or ramp, bridge or viaduct, right or left shoulder, barrier, lane exposure, current traffic pattern, and police or contractor instruction. Northbound and southbound movements can have different access during bridge work.
05Check both states and the current bridge project
Use KanDrive for Kansas, MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for Missouri, KC Scout for the regional freeway picture, and MoDOT's U.S. 169 project pages for bridge and viaduct changes. Live signs and responders supersede older notices.
06Confirm authority, access, and assignment
Give vehicle condition, keys, drivetrain, wheels, damage, leaks, requested help, destination, and any bridge or airport-area instruction. Call 816-588-8888 for live authority, safe approach, equipment, availability, estimate, and assignment confirmation.