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Ward Road Improvements Project

Northwest O'Brien Road to Northwest Blue Parkway

This project will improve Ward Road from Northwest O’Brien Road to Northwest Blue Parkway and includes roadway reconstruction to a two-lane section, one in each direction, with bicycle lanes and sidewalks along both sides. Other improvements include curb and gutter, enclosed storm drainage, intersection improvements, continuous street lighting, new waterline infrastructure and associated utility relocations.

Public Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 12
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Strother Conference Room
Lee's Summit City Hall, 220 SE Green St.  Lee's Summit, MO

This is an opportunity to learn more about the upcoming Ward Road Improvements from Blue Parkway to O’Brien. The meeting will be an open-house style format; there will be no formal presentation. This meeting will be attended by City staff, representatives from the project’s design engineer Walter P. Moore, and contractor V.F. Anderson.

The improvements include a total reconstruction of the existing streets. The existing street will be completely removed and a new rock base and concrete pavement will be constructed with a standup curb and gutter. The new street section will also include a five-foot bike lane in each direction. In addition, the street will have a four to five-foot parkway between the curb and a five-foot sidewalk on each side of the road with LED street lights on one side. A roundabout has been designed at the intersection of Blue Parkway and Ward Road to help improve the safety and function of the intersection. The existing storm sewer system will also be upgraded with new curb inlets and pipe to better convey stormwater runoff.  

This project will enhance safety and operations by improving the Ward Road corridor to include livable street components that will accommodate vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. The project supports the City’s Livable Streets Policy.

Design is complete. Plans were advertised for bids in Fall 2025, and the contract was awarded to VF Anderson Builders.

Utility relocations are ongoing. Roadway construction is estimated to begin in February 2026, and construction is expected to be complete by the fall of 2026.

There is a public meeting scheduled from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in the Strother Conference Room at Lee's Summit City Hall, 220 SE Green St., Lee's Summit, MO.

The project is funded by the City of Lee’s Summit’s Capital Improvements Program and the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program. There is no special assessment of the property owners.

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