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Local businesses in Kansas City, Kansas, are feeling the financial strain with the Turner Diagonal Bridge still closed after two years and the project's completion now pushed back to May 2026.

The eastbound and westbound K-32/Turner Diagonal Freeway bridges over Kaw Drive and Union Pacific Railroad were closed in 2022 for demolition and rebuilding.

The bridges, originally constructed in 1959, had increasing maintenance costs and were scheduled for regular replacement.

The $22.7 million replacement project was initially scheduled to be completed in 2024, but has faced multiple delays.

That leaves businesses in the Turner area feeling isolated and say its a struggle to maintain normal operations.

Lillie Trower, who owns Hairmasters salon, has been in b

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