K-7 closed to through traffic between U.S. 69 and K-47

The Kansas Department of Transportation closed K-7 today to through traffic from U.S. 69 south to K-47 at Girard. Local traffic can still access the highway.

The K-7 closure was made to address safety concerns at the intersection of K-39 and K-7, which is undergoing reconstruction. Traffic is following a signed state detour on U.S. 69, K-47, K-3 and U.S. 54.

The intersection reconstruction is the first phase of tied K-7 pavement rehabilitation and widening projects in Bourbon and Crawford counties. KDOT awarded the K-7 construction contracts totaling $20.4 million to APAC-Kansas Inc., Shears Division, Hutchinson.

Check KDOT’s updated traveler information website, www.kandrive.gov, for more highway conditions and construction details.