TOPEKA (KSNT) – Drivers on I-70 in Geary County can expect traffic disruptions starting next week due to installations of a safety barrier.
Ashley Perez of the Kansas Department of Transportation said traffic will be reduced to one lane for cars going eastbound on I-70 starting on Monday, March 2. The traffic reduction will be along exit 301 at Marshall Field to exit 303 at K-18 and work is expected to last a week.
All lanes will reopen to reduced speed once work is complete.
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The work on the interchange is part of a $27.5 million interchange project that includes the construction of a flyover bridge, a modernized north access point and two-mile auxiliary lane. The interchange project is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2027, according to KDOT. The main contractor for the project is King Construction of Hesston.
For more information about the construction project, you can click here.
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