Post last updated at 2:17 p.m. Wednesday, May 29:
The Kansas Highway 10 interchange at Sixth Street / U.S. Highway 40 in Lawrence will close for a few months beginning Monday.
The closure is part of the construction of a diverging diamond layout coming to the interchange. U.S. Highway 40 from George Williams Way west to the new John Wesley Drive will also be closed to traffic.
“Motorists can follow the signed detour on I-70 and K-10 or use alternate routes that are not marked,” according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation on Wednesday. “KDOT utilizes state highways for official detour routes for safety, weight and maintenance reasons.”
The closure will be effective Monday, June 3, conditions permitting. According to KDOT, “The K-10 ramps and at least one lane in each direction on U.S. 40 are expected to partially reopen in September.”
This closure represents the third phase of the project, and the project is on schedule for completion within the timeline the City of Lawrence and KDOT have previously provided.
The diverging diamond interchange is expected to be fully open by the end of October, according to the release.
KDOT provided this map of the closure:
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