Ramp, lane closures continue through June 27

Ramp and lane closures are scheduled in Wyandotte County. (KDOT map)
U.S. 73 has lane closures scheduled through Saturday for pavement overlay. (KDOT map)

Ramp and lane closures are scheduled in Wyandotte County now through June 27, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Traffic on the projects will be diverted using mobile lane closures, signs and traffic cones.

For bridge joint inspection, closures include:

• Alternating ramp closures, eastbound and westbound I-70 to southbound I-635, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, June 22.
• Alternating lane closures, southbound I-635 from I-70 to Kansas Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, June 22.

For grading work, the closures include:
• The following ramps will close from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, June 22, to Friday, June 26 and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27.
• Southbound Turner Diagonal to westbound I-70,
• Eastbound I-70 to southbound Turner Diagonal.

For pavement overlay, closures include:
• One lane closed, northbound and southbound U.S. 73 from State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, to Ida Street in Lansing, from 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday, June 22, to Friday, June 26, and all day on Saturday, June 27.

A KDOT spokesman urged 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. The spokesman urged motorists to drive safely and always wear their seat belts.