A detour is planned while pavement reconstruction work is being done on I-435, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
A lane and ramp closure is planned on northbound I-435 to eastbound Parallel Parkway exit ramp and the eastbound Parallel Parkway right lane under the I-435 bridges.
These will be closed for pavement reconstruction work for 30 days, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, and reopening to all traffic in mid-September 2015, according to KDOT.
The closures were needed to allow the project contractor, Clarkson Construction, to build a turn lane at the bottom of the ramp that will serve the new auto mall located on the northeast corner of the interchange, according to a KDOT news release.
Advance message boards will alert drivers to the lane and ramp closures, KDOT said. A marked detour will be provided for the ramp closure. Northbound I-435 to eastbound Parallel Parkway ramp traffic will detour on northbound I-435 to eastbound K-5-Leavenworth Road to southbound 99th Street to access eastbound Parallel Parkway.
Drivers should expect delays during the lane and ramp closures and must use alternate routes, KDOT said. Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via signs, 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.
The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike Authority urge all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and slow down when approaching and driving through the project work zone, a KDOT spokesman said.