https://www.kxcv.org/tags/u-s-route-71 U.S. Route 71 en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:39:24 GMT https://www.kxcv.org/regional-news/2026-04-09/kansas-city-has-a-new-plan-for-highway-71-move-it-below-ground-now-you-can-weigh-in A city team focused on improving U.S. Highway 71 has proposed moving the roadway below ground level, creating narrower lanes and building overpasses to connect neighborhoods east to west. The highway's construction tore through majority-Black neighborhoods in east Kansas City decades ago. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:39:24 GMT https://www.kxcv.org/regional-news/2026-04-09/kansas-city-has-a-new-plan-for-highway-71-move-it-below-ground-now-you-can-weigh-in Celisa Calacal