Construction diverts drivers around interchange

A stretch of Interstate 70 is closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews fix bridges as part of a new I-70, 435 interchange near Kauffman Stadium.

The detours will only last during the weekend but have many drivers frustrated.

OVER I-70.AND TODAY DRIVERS AREEXPERIENCING THEDETOURS AND THE IMPACTIT HAS ON THEM AS THEYDRIVE AROUND THEMETRO.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGJOINS US LIVE"AND NICK"WHAT"STHE REACTION FROMDRIVERS?GABRIELLA" MOST ARE ALITTLE FRUSTRATED ASTHIS MIGHT ADD SOMETIME TO THEIRCOMMUTE"WE ARE ON 40HIGHWAY"ONE OF THEDETOURS"AND YOU CANSEE HOW MUCH TRAFFIC ISON THIS ROAD.WE"VE BEEN OUTHERE ALL DAY AND WENOTICED THE BUILD UPALONG 40 HIGHWAY ASMODOT CONSTRUCTIONCREWS WORK ON THEBRIDGES.WE WERE OUT THERE ASTHEY WERE WORKING ONTHE BRIDGES.THIS IS THE SECOND TIMEI-70 HAS BEEN SHUT DOWNLIKE THIS IN THE PAST FEWMONTHS AS THEY TRY TOWORK ON THE I-70, 435INTERCHANGE NEXT TOTHE STADIUMS.SO IN THE MEANTIMEDRIVERS HAVE TO FINDWAYS AROUND THISPROJECT.Alayna Walker-driverIt"s so hectic, it"s crazypeople like press their brakesreallyhard and they don"t payattentionthey"re always on their phoneslooking around trying to seewhateveryone else is doing and youknowthey basically cause accidents.Jacob Finan, driverI was taking I-70 just trying toget towork, I mean I"m alreadyrunninglate for work, I let my bossknow soI"m just here taking highway40as a detour and it"s just allkindsof traffic all kinds of backedup.WHILE DRIVERS WESPOKE TO UNDERSTANDTHIS IS NEEDED"THEYDON"T LIKE DRIVINGAROUND THECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.THE INTERSTATE SHOULDREOPEN BY 5AM MONDAYMORNING.REPORTING LIVENICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS.