Work Zone Wednesday: Reconstructing an intersection in Lakin

A project that will rebuild the intersection of U.S. 50 and K-25 in Lakin, replacing the asphalt pavement with concrete began in late June. Once the intersection has been reconstructed, the contractor will do a heavy preservation project on U.S. 50 through town, replacing the top six inches of pavement with new asphalt.

Smoky Hill, LLC, of Salina is the primary contractor on this TWORKS preservation project at a cost of $1.8 million. KDOT expects work on this project to be completed by the end of October, depending on weather. 

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This past weekend all lanes of I-435 at I-35 were closed as part of bridge removal. By closing the lanes to traffic it gave crews time to work on the bridges as part of the Johnson County Gateway.

During that time several videos were made to show magnitude of the work being done in such a short amount of time. Work is still being done on the project, and it includes lane closures and full interchange closures, that information is updated daily on our website which can be found here. 

We know waiting for projects to be complete is not easy, but we hope that you can look at these videos and see the work being done.