KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Eastbound and westbound K-10 over Lexington Avenue and Kill Creek bridges and eastbound K-10 over Mill Creek bridge will be reduced to ONE OPEN LANE , 24/7 round the clock, for bridge repair work beginning as follows: 6:00 a.m. on Monday, October 6 (delayed closing due to weather), westbound K-10 lane over the Lexington Avenue and Kill Creek bridges will be CLOSED; 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7 (delayed closing due to weather), eastbound K-10 lane over the Lexington Avenue bridge lane will be CLOSED; and at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8 (delayed closing due to weather), eastbound K-10 lane over the Kill Creek and Mill Creek bridges will be CLOSED.
In addition, the westbound K-10 to Lexington Avenue exit ramp will be closed beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, October 6, and the Lexington Avenue to eastbound K-10 entrance ramp will be closed beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7 (delayed closing due to weather).
Both ramps will remain closed, 24/7 round the clock, through early to mid-November 2014. A marked detour will be provided as follows: Westbound K-10 traffic will take the Edgerton Road exit to loop around and head back on eastbound K-10 to the Lexington Avenue exit. Lexington Avenue traffic will head westbound on K-10 to the Edgerton Road exit and then loop around to head back on eastbound K-10.
Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via concrete safety barrier, cones and signage. Drivers should expect major delays during peak commute times and may wish to use alternate routes throughout the project duration.
Updated daily traffic information for this project and for the entire Kansas City Metro Area any time at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.
The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and “Give ‘Em a Brake!” when approaching and driving through the project work zone.
The scheduled completion date for the entire project is early December 2014, weather permitting. (KDOT Project KDOT Project #10-46 KA-3971-01).
