The Kansas Department of Transportation has begun a guardrail replacement project on U.S. 169 in Anderson County. The road work started yesterday, September 30, and includes a culvert repair. Starts just north of 1900 Road and continues northeast for 10 miles. Construction Manager Ian Stringham says temporary signals will direct one-lane traffic through the work zone. Drivers should expect delays of 15 minutes or less. Weather permitting, the project should be finished by mid-November.
The project was originally planned to begin last week, but Stringham says it was delayed due to scheduling conflicts. The area between Garnett and Greeley received more than three inches of rain from Thursday through Monday of last week. The precipitation gave some relief to dry lawns and pastures and temporarily stopped late corn harvests.
The section of U.S. 169 involved in the project carries more than 2,700 vehicles a day, on average, according to KDOT’s 2022 traffic count, with more than 1,000 of those being heavy commercial truck traffic. KDOT awarded J&J Contractors, Inc., in Iola, the $653,424 construction contract.
