Ramps at the Turner Diagonal and I-70 will be closed on Friday and Saturday. (KDOT map)Shoulders at I-435 and the Missouri River will be closed Friday and Saturday. (KDOT map)
Additional ramps and shoulders are scheduled to be closed in Wyandotte County this week, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Traffic on all these projects will be diverted using mobile lane closures, signage and traffic cones, according to a KDOT spokesman.
For grading work, the closures include: • The ramp from southbound Turner Diagonal to westbound I-70. • The ramp from eastbound I-70 to southbound Turner Diagonal. • These ramps will be closed on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For bridge maintenance the shoulder closure includes: • Northbound and southbound I-435 at the Missouri River.
Shoulders will be closed on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The spokesman stated that KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone. To stay aware of all road construction projects across Kansas go to www.kandrive.org or call 5-1-1. Motorists were urged to drive safely and always wear their seat belts, the spokesman stated.
Two COVID-19 drive-through testing sites are opening this Friday, May 15, in Wyandotte County. One site is located in the Walmart parking lot at 10824 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, and the other site is located in the Walmart parking lot at 12801 Kansas Ave., Bonner Springs.
“COVID testing in Wyandotte County remains a top priority, with the results helping determine when and how we best move forward,” Mayor-CEO David Alvey said. “These two newest drive-thru testing sites in Piper and Bonner Springs will complement the UG Health Department’s existing test sites and other ‘pop-up’ testing locations going on across our entire community.”
Both sites are supported by Walmart and eTrueNorth, in cooperation with state and local officials, to test anyone who meets CDC and state and local guidelines on who should be tested, including first responders, health care providers, others with symptoms of COVID-19, and those in high-risk groups without symptoms. Those interested in being tested need to visit www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com to see if they are eligible for testing and to make an appointment. Anyone who meets CDC and state and local guidelines can be tested at no cost to the individual.
“We are happy to see more and more testing opportunities for our community members,” Dr. Allen Greiner, chief medical officer with the Unified Government Health Department, said. “Continuing to increase testing in Wyandotte County is critical to helping us slow the spread of COVID-19. This data also helps us gauge what steps are safest for our community as we implement our ReStart WyCo Road to Recovery plan.”
The two sites in Wyandotte County are among eight in communities across Kansas supported by Walmart, eTrueNorth, and state and local officials.
“Walmart is part of the community, and we are proud to help support the expansion of COVID-19 testing in Wyandotte County during this unprecedented time,” said Ryan Irsik, Walmart public affairs director for Kansas. “We are grateful to our associates who keep our stores running, our pharmacists who support these testing sites, and to eTrueNorth and local officials as we work together to open the sites and help our community.”
Details on the COVID-19 testing site:
• Beginning Friday, May 15, the sites are open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays weekly, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., weather permitting. Appointments must be made through eTrueNorth’s online portal at www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com, which will screen individuals to ensure they meet CDC eligibility for testing. • Anyone who meets CDC and state and local guidelines can be tested at no cost to the individual. • For questions regarding testing, call 800-635-8611. • Those being tested will need to wear a mask and stay in their cars for verification of eligibility criteria, ID check and self-administered test. For the safety of all those on-site, the test site is not available to those who walk up. • The site will use a self-administered nasal swab test that will allow those being tested to swab their own nose onsite while in their vehicles, observed by a trained medical volunteer to ensure the sample is taken correctly, and then dropped in the sealed sample into a container on their way out of the drive-through site. • eTrueNorth will handle processing test samples and communicating results to those tested and applicable Departments of Health. • The site will be staffed by Walmart healthcare professionals. • Please note, testing is not available inside Walmart stores. • While individuals who are tested are awaiting results, follow CDC guidelines and take steps to help prevent the virus from spreading to people in your home and community.
Wyandotte County residents should call 800-635-8611 for questions about the Walmart testing sites.
The Walmart testing locations are not affiliated with the COVID-19 testing site at the UG Health Department or the “pop-up” testing sites organized by the Wyandotte County Health Equity Task Force. For more information on those sites, call 3-1-1 or go to https://www.wycokck.org/COVID-19.
Wyandotte County has a 20 percent chance of storms today and a 60 percent chance of storms tonight, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)Wyandotte County has an 80 percent chance of rain and storms on Saturday. (National Weather Service graphic)
There is a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in today’s forecast, according to the National Weather Service.
After noon, there will be a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms here, and after 1 a.m., another chance for rain and thunderstorms, the weather service said. Larger chances of storms will be to the south of the Kansas City area today.
Isolated thunderstorms may develop later this evening across the region, with more rain and thunderstorms possible on Saturday, according to the weather service. Wyandotte County is more likely to have thunderstorms on Saturday.
Today, there is a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after noon, with a high near 75, the weather service said. An east northeast wind of 6 to 10 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight, there is a 60 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. There may be patchy fog after midnight. The low will be around 62 with an east northeast wind around 8 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.
Saturday, there is an 80 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, with a high near 77 and a southeast wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said. Patchy fog is possible before 11 a.m. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Saturday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., with a low of 57, according to the weather service. A calm wind will become northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 71 and a north northwest wind of 6 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 51, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 69, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 51, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 74, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 55, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 78, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 58, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 80, the weather service said.
