HISTORY. KRIS: BIG CHANGES FOR THOSE WHO USE THE BUCK O’NEIL BRIDGE. KELLY: SOUTHBOUND LANES WILL SOON CLOSE UNTIL A NEW BRIDGE IS IN PLACE NEXT YEAR. AND WE ARE JUST SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE IT RIGHT NOW. IT IS GETTING BUSY. IT IS GOING TO LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT WEEK FROM TODAY. ABOUT 50,000 DRIVERS USE THE RIDGE EVERY DAY CLOSING ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES IS A HASSLE FOR THEM AND FOR VISITORS WHO WILL SOON BE IN KANSAS CITY. >> WHAT WILL THEY SEE? CONCRETE AND STEEL COMING UP OUT OF THE GROUND, IN THE LAND AND THE RIVER. >> IT SEEMS LIKE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE EVERY DAY ON THE BRIDGE THAT WILL SOON REPLACE THE BUCK O’NEIL BRIDGE. A BIG PART OF THAT PROGRESS IS TO CATCH THAT NEW PARTS OF THE BRIDGE TO THE ROAD ITSELF. >> THE NEXT PHASE IS TO TIGHTLY WORK INTO THE EXISTING NETWORK. >> THAT IS WHY MODOT WILL BE CLOSING SOUTHBOUND 169 UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2024. WHILE MODOT IS EXCITED, THEY ADMIT THE CLOSURE DOES NOT COME AT A GREAT TIME, AS DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY WILL SOON HOST THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, ALONG WITH THE NFL DRAFT. >> WE DO THE BEST WE CAN, BUT WE HAVE TO FIND AROUND THIS STUFF. >> THEIR MESSAGE IS TO PLAN AHEAD, BECAUSE THERE ARE ALMOST TWO YEARS LEFT ON THE PROJECT. >> THERE WITH US. WE WILL GET THERE IN THE END. KELLY: NORTHBOUND 169 LOOK CONTINUE TO USE THE OLD BRIDGE FOR NOW. THE OFFICIAL DETOUR WILL BE ON I-35 OVER THE BOND BRIDGE.