The new extension through Midtown and the Plaza area also brings transit-only lanes. Drivers can get fined or towed for driving and parking in the lanes, which are meant to help the streetcar move faster.

The Kansas City Streetcar’s Main Street extension will open on Friday after more than three years of construction. This means people can get from the River Market to the Plaza area using rail for the first time since the city tore up its streetcar network in the 1950s.

It also means new rules for drivers .

The construction cones that went up in 2022 are gone, but now drivers will have to contend with a new obstacle: transit-only lanes. These lanes help the streetcar move more efficiently and drivers get around more safely, said Donna Mandelbaum, communications director for the

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