Downtown, meet Midtown. The KC Streetcar extension connecting these two city sections is almost complete. In order to marry the two systems, streetcar service will be suspended starting Monday, Sept. 30 for ~four weeks.
During the temporary hiatus, the construction crew will:
- Remove the existing tracks north of Pershing Road, construct a new track, then weld it to the existing line.
- Replace expansion joints + pour the final bridge deck on the Main Street viaduct.
- Adjust the Overhead Catenary System, the tension wires that give the streetcar electricity.
- Install a real-time arrival sign.
- Finish the new Union Station Northbound platform + shelter.
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