Multiple road projects underway

Multiple road projects are ongoing in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Some of these KDOT construction projects affecting traffic include:
• I-35 south of I-635;
• I-35, exit 10;
• KDOT weigh station at I-35 from Roe Avenue to Southwest Boulevard;
• I-35 – U.S. 69 (18th Street Expressway) interchange;
• U.S. 69 at College Boulevard;
• I-435 at West 95th Street;
• I-70 at 57th Street;
• and K-7 at K-32.

Daily lane and shoulder closures are possible in areas where high mast lights are being replaced, according to KDOT. Work will occur during daylight hours, and construction activities requiring lane closures will not be permitted between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. or between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Work also is ongoing on the Unified Government’s Leavenworth Road improvement project from 78th Street to 63rd Street in Kansas City, Kansas. The road is reduced to one 11-foot wide lane of through traffic using a flagging operation. Project completion is expected by mid-May.