Independence · Roads & mobility

Lake City Valley Road over Small Creek Bridge

The city says the bridge closed in April and construction is anticipated in 2027; closure does not establish a construction start.

Design, programme, bid, financing or forecast is published; an actual field start is not confirmed.Evidence: April 2026 bridge closure notice · Reviewed 31 October 2026

Latest verified development

April 2026 bridge closure notice

The city says the bridge closed in April and construction is anticipated in 2027; closure does not establish a construction start.

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Project in numbers

$99,500 design servicesDocumented project scope or value
Lake City Valley Road crossing Small Creek, IndependencePublic project location
Future / planning per owner recordSource-based stage

About the project

Design services were approved by council for the Small Creek or Fire Prairie Creek crossing. The city says the bridge closed in April and construction is anticipated in 2027; closure does not establish a construction start.

Verified development history

  1. September 2025 bridge design award

    Design services were approved by council for the Small Creek or Fire Prairie Creek crossing.

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  2. April 2026 bridge closure notice

    The city says the bridge closed in April and construction is anticipated in 2027; closure does not establish a construction start.

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What happens next

Check the 2027 construction tender and start.

What remains uncertain

Evidence reviewed 31 October 2026. The first timeline entry is the agency's dated or named documentary stage; the review date is not a claim of new field activity. An estimated opening or construction date does not prove a milestone happened. A programme labelled current can lag actual field status. Check the linked original owner record for later changes. Editorial confidence assesses the documents, not probability of delivery.

Official maps, designs and site visuals

Original publisher links, not unlicensed photographs or invented project renderings.

Sources and documents

94% editorial confidence · Evidence assessment

Editorial confidence describes how well the cited records support this account. It is not a calibrated probability of project completion. Source event dates are distinct from research review dates.

Sources reviewed 31 October 2026.