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South Central News Releases - 2022


Two I-135 ramps in Newton to close Dec. 27, Dec. 28 (12/20/22)

I-135 ramps closure in Newton postponed until Friday, Dec. 9 (12/7/22)

Two I-135 ramps in Newton to close Wednesday, Thursday (12/6/22)

Public invited to Dec. 13 meeting on U.S. 77 project in Cowley County (11/30/22)

Two I-135 ramps in Newton to close on Thursday, Dec. 1 (11/29/22)

Two I-135 ramps in Newton to close on Wednesday, Nov. 23 (11/21/22)

Field survey will aid design of U.S. 50 ramp to I-135 (11/15/22)

Two I-135 ramps in Newton will close this week (11/14/22)

U.S. 183 in Comanche, Kiowa counties getting crack-repair work (11/14/22)

Bridge work will limit traffic on I-135 at Newton (11/14/22)

Mount Hope girl wins Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day poster contest. (11/10/22)

K-11 bridge in Kingman County has fully reopened (11/8/22)

Field survey is set for U.S. 160 bridge replacement in Harper County (11/7/22)

K-15/Main St. in Newton is closed for RR work at 4th St. (11/7/22)

Squires named KDOT District Five Engineer (11/3/22)

Work begins on U.S. 400 culvert replacement near Beaumont (10/31/22)

K-53 at Mulvane is closing Oct. 24 for RR crossing repair; detour set (10/19/22)

Crack repair on K-4 in Rush County starting soon (10/17/22)

New date for two road changes as part of K-14 realignment in Rice County (10/5/22)

I-135 pavement marking in Harvey County set to start Oct. 7 (10/4/22)

K-14 bridge between Sterling, Lyons to be replaced (10/3/22)

Randy Rainbolt retires from KDOT’s Larned Subarea (9/27/22)

Parts of K-156, U.S. 183 to be resurfaced in Pawnee County (9/26/22)

Bridge repair to begin Sept. 26 over U.S. 54/U.S. 400 in Butler County (9/23/22)

Field survey set for proposed replacement of K-55 bridges in Sumner County (9/22/22)

Road changes coming as part of K-14 realignment near Nickerson (9/14/22)

Start date is changed for K-55 bridge project between Belle Plaine, Udall (9/8/22)

K-2, K-8 resurfacing is set in Barber County (9/6/22)

Sept. 15 public meeting set on U.S. 56 expansion east of Great Bend (8/30/22)

Temporary signals for U.S. 50/U.S. 183 traffic in Kinsley (8/23/22)

Resurfacing set on U.S. 54, K-61, U.S. 281 in Pratt County (8/19/22)

K-55 bridge between Belle Plaine, Udall to be replaced; detour set (8/11/22)

K-49 to be closed in Sumner County for RR crossing work (8/11/22)

Great Bend Area Supervisor Mic Huddleston is retiring (7/26/22)

Part of K-2 in Barber County being closed to replace culvert (7/22/22)

K-11 bridge in Kingman County reduced to one lane, controlled by signals (7/21/22)

U.S. 54, U.S. 77 sections to be resurfaced in Butler County (7/21/22)

Ceremony for Sgt. Evan S. Parker Memorial Highway to be held (7/20/22)

U.S. 400 traffic restricted west of Beaumont (7/15/22)

Field survey set for proposed U.S. 56 improvements in Rice County (7/14/22)

17-mile resurfacing underway on K-2 in Harper County (7/11/22)

New temporary road for K-14 north of Sterling, partial Avenue T closure (7/8/22)

Ramp work to continue from westbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 (7/8/22)

Part of 19th Road near Sterling permanently closing for new K-14 (7/6/22)

K-42 to get $8.8 million resurfacing in Pratt, Barber, Kingman counties (7/5/22)

Ramp work will resume from westbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 (6/30/22)

Ramp work to continue from westbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 (6/24/22)

Recent, upcoming road access changes for K-14 realignment (6/24/22)

Work to continue on ramp from westbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 (6/17/22)

K-4, part of U.S. 281 to be resurfaced in Barton County (6/13/22)

Project in Cowley County to resurface parts of K-15, U.S. 166, U.S. 77 (6/13/22)

Ramp from westbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 to stay open (6/13/22)

Ramp from westbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 to close at Newton (6/10/22)

Update on First/Broadway ramp reopening on I-135 at Newton (6/8/22)

K-53 at Mulvane will stay closed longer for RR crossing repair (6/7/22)

Update on ramp reopening/closure on I-135 at Newton (6/6/22)

K-53 at Mulvane to be closed for railroad crossing repair June 6-7 (6/1/22)

Ramp reopening delayed on I-135 at Newton (6/1/22)

Limited closure on Adams Road for turn lane work on K-254 (5/27/22)

U.S. 160 south of Burden to be closed for railroad crossing repair (5/23/22)

Rumble strip work to begin May 23 in Butler, Cowley, Sedgwick counties (5/18/22)

U.S. 77 surfacing north of Winfield to begin soon (5/18/22)

K-53 at Mulvane to be closed for railroad crossing repair on May 26 (5/17/22)

K-14 at Harper closing May 23, 24 for railroad crossing repair (5/17/22)

Part of 18th St. near Sterling temporarily closing for K-14 work (5/13/22)

Turn lane being added from westbound K-254 to northbound Adams Road (5/13/22)

Plans for next two ramp closings on I-135 at Newton (5/13/22)

Media invited to KDOT safety initiative on May 11 (5/10/22)

All lanes back open on U.S. 54/400 at Andover (5/4/22)

Field survey is set for U.S. 281 bridge replacement in Barton County (5/4/22)

Northbound I-135 ramp to eastbound U.S. 50 to close at Newton (5/3/22)

U.S. 177 resurfacing scheduled south of South Haven (5/2/22)

One westbound lane reopens on U.S. 54/400 at Andover (5/2/22)

Eastbound U.S. 54 lanes reopen in Andover area; westbound lanes closed (4/30/22)

Section of U.S. 54/400 closed due to tornado damage in Andover area (4/30/22)

Latest update on Newton U.S. 50, I-135 ramp closures (4/27/22)

Update on Newton I-135 ramp closures as part of patching project (4/15/22)

K-53 resurfacing near Mulvane to begin around April 20 (4/11/22)

Change in ramp closure plans: eastbound U.S. 50 to northbound I-135 (4/11/22)

Work to close ramp from eastbound U.S. 50 to southbound I-135 at Newton (4/8/22)

Field survey is set for bridge replacement at El Dorado State Park (4/8/22)

Field survey set for bridge improvement on K-1 in Comanche County (4/7/22)

K-254 corridor management planning to advance (4/1/22)

Work to close southbound I-135 ramp to westbound U.S. 50 at Newton (4/1/22)

U.S. 77 bridge repair in El Dorado beginning soon (3/31/22)

Work closes northbound I-135 ramp to westbound U.S. 50 at Newton (3/28/22)

U.S. 56 to be resurfaced between Great Bend, Ellinwood (3/25/22)

$9.84 million patching project is set on U.S. 166 in Sumner County (3/21/22)

K-96 resurfacing will resume in Sedgwick County (3/21/22)

Pavement patching to close U.S. 50, I-135 ramps at Newton (3/14/22)

Field survey starting for U.S. 160 bridge replacement in Winfield (2/28/22)

Field survey for proposed U.S. 54, East Kellogg expansion to begin soon (2/24/22)

Part of 50th Avenue has closed as part of K-14 realignment (2/17/22)

U.S. 183 reconstruction in Kinsley starting soon (2/16/22)

Field survey for three K-4 bridges in Rice County to begin soon (2/15/22)

Field survey set for U.S. 56 guardrail improvements west of Lyons (2/2/22)

U.S. 50 rest area bathrooms in Stafford County closed due to water leak (1/31/22)

Portion of 108th Avenue/Avenue Y closing as part of K-14 realignment (1/27/22)

$1.2 million clearing project to begin along U.S. 160 in Barber County (1/6/22)