Road closures expected at K-7 for paving work

Loretta George

3 weeks ago

Road closures expected at K-7 for paving work

Post Date:08/04/2026 12:00 PM

Work on current K-7 improvements between K-39 and U.S. 69 in Bourbon County will require some daytime closures of roads crossing the highway, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation, according to a press release.K-7 remains closed to through traffic because of the project, but these closures will involve the streets and roads that cross K-7. These daytime closures allow the contractor to work on the road base and start pouring asphalt. Please find an alternate route during daytime hours.

Some closures – 160^th Street, 180^th Street, 200^th Street and 210^th Street – have already started and will wrap up after daytime work hours today, Tuesday, Aug. 4.

On Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 5 to 7, 170^th Street, Eagle Road, Fern Road and Grand Road will be closed during daytime hours for the same work.

These intersections will reopen to traffic overnight and during times that work is not occurring. No two adjacent side roads will be closed simultaneously.

APAC-Kansas Inc., Shears Division, of Hutchinson, is the primary contractor.

KDOT urges motorists to stay alert, follow posted signs and refrain from hand-held mobile device use in all active work zones. For current road conditions, visit kandrive.gov or call 511. For updates on construction projects in southeast Kansas, visit ksdot.gov/projects/southeast-kansas-projects.

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