Nov 13, 2023

Reminder: I-70 in Junction City opens Monday to unrestricted traffic for winter

Posted Nov 13, 2023 11:05 AM

On Monday, Nov. 13, I-70 traffic through Junction City is scheduled to open to unrestricted winter travel through March 2024, following the completion of Phase One construction.

Following the opening of I-70, KDOT plans to temporarily close K-57 from Flint Hills Boulevard to the ramps south of I-70 for pavement replacement. Traffic will need to detour on I-70, access ramps to I-70 will remain open. K-57 is scheduled to reopen in December, weather permitting.

Phase Two of I-70 construction is scheduled to begin in mid-March 2024. 

KDOT release