Month: June 2015

Ramp, lane closures planned on westbound I-70 near 38th Street

KDOT is planning a lane and ramp closure on westbound I-70 near Park Drive on Thursday. (KDOT illustration)
KDOT is planning a lane and ramp closure on westbound I-70 near Park Drive on Thursday. (KDOT illustration)

Ramp and lane closures are planned on westbound I-70 collector-distributor left lane over Park Drive on Thursday, June 18, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Also closed will be the 38th Street-Park Drive to westbound I-70 on-ramp, according to KDOT.

The ramp and lane closures will take place between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on June 18, weather permitting, according to KDOT.

A marked detour will be provided. 38th Street-Park Drive ramp traffic will detour via eastbound I-70 and follow a marked detour already in place for the Kaw Drive ramp closure.

Drivers should expect delays during the lane and ramp closure and mush use alternate routes during the ramp closure. Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via signage, cones and barricades.

Updated daily traffic information for this project and for the entire Kansas City metro area can be viewed online at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

Overall project work is scheduled to be completed in December 2015, weather permitting.

The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike Authority is asking motorists motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and slow down when approaching and driving through the project work zone.

Several Wyandotte County students on FHSU dean’s list

Several Wyandotte County students were named to the Fort Hays State University dean’s honor roll for the spring 2015 semester.

The list includes undergraduate students only. The students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.6 for the semester.

On the dean’s honor roll from Bonner Springs:

Erin Mills, a 2011 graduate of Bonner Springs High School, is a junior majoring in business education (corporate communication).
Samuel Brock Seaton, a 2013 graduate of Basehor-Linwood High School, is a sophomore majoring in computer science.

On the dean’s honor roll from Kansas City, Kan.:

Vilma Y. Maldonado, a 2013 graduate of Bishop Ward High School, is a junior majoring in management.
Mariah E. Smith, a 2014 graduate of Bishop Ward High School, is a freshman majoring in psychology.
Jonathan Mark Corbett is a senior majoring in information networking and telecommunications (computer networking).
Kelly Nichelle Moore is a senior majoring in elementary education.
Rachel Ann Smith, a 2013 graduate of Piper High School, is a sophomore majoring in nursing.