3-Trails Crossing Memorial Highway
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The 3-Trails Crossing Memorial Highway is the new name for the Grandview Triangle, (informally called The Triangle). It is a freeway interchange in south Kansas City, Missouri and is considered one of Missouri's most congested locations. Because of the name, it is commonly assumed to be located in Grandview, Missouri, but it is actually geographically located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Triangle is a major intersection of 3 major highways in the Kansas City area, I-435, I-470, and U.S. 71. The interchange is currently under reconstruction to ease traffic delays and is scheduled for completion in 2008. Local officials held an unveiling of a green highway sign with the new name on October 3, 2006. The new name refers to the Santa Fe, Oregon and California Trails that cross there.[1]
U.S. 71 is a major traffic corridor from the suburbs in south Jackson County, Missouri and Cass County, Missouri into Downtown Kansas City. I-435 a beltway around the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. I-470 is a major traffic corridor that connects Southern Kansas City to the suburbs of Eastern Jackson County, mainly Lee's Summit, Missouri. The Triangle currently handles approximately 250,000 vehicles per day. Once the reconstruction is completed, it will be able to accommodate more than 400,000 vehicles per day.
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