KDOT has announced that a pavement marking project has begun on K-18 in Riley County for an approximate nine mile stretch from just west of Manhattan to the Geary / Riley County line.
Eastbound lanes will be completed first and will take about two weeks. Then work will be switched to the westbound lanes. After K-18 is finished, ramps and sideroads to the area will be restriped. Access to those locations will remain open.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane at the location where the contractor is actively working. The work area and closed lane will be marked with signs, cones, lights and arrow boards.
Drivers should be prepared for slow-moving traffic and use extra caution through the work zone. The project is expected to be completed by late April, weather permitting.
Cillessen and Sons, Inc., of Kechi, is the contractor on the $800,000 project.