KDOT

A 4.5-mile section of I-70 will be reduced to one lane in each direction through Junction City beginning on March 17, weather permitting. Work is set to get underway on the final phase of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s I-70 pavement replacement project in Geary County.

Median crossovers will carry traffic to the westbound lanes while deteriorated pavement is replaced in the eastbound lanes from mile markers 296 to 301. The speed limit will be reduced throughout the work zone.

The following ramps either to or from I-70 will also close on March 17 and then open, weather permitting, as outlined below:

• The eastbound I-70 entrance and exit ramps at exit 300 (K-57) will reopen by June.
• The westbound entrance ramp from exit 301 (Henry Drive) to I-70 will reopen by June.
• The eastbound entrance ramp at exit 298 (Chestnut Street) to I-70 will reopen in the fall.
• The eastbound exit ramp from I-70 to exit 299 (J-Hill Road) will reopen in the fall.

Additionally, between the bottom of the K-57 ramps (exit 300), temporary traffic signals will direct one-lane traffic through construction while deteriorated pavement is replaced.

For project information and updates on ramp closures, visit ksdot.gov/projects/i-70-pavement-replacement-in-junction-city.

Wildcat Construction Co. Inc. and Subsidiaries, of Wichita, is the prime contractor of this $30 million project and has scheduled the project to be completed by December, weather permitting.

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 kandrive.gov or call 5-1-1.