Wheel Genius: Road work this week

Lawrence

• Replacement of curbs and gutters are expected to spur lane restrictions in the area of 31st Street and Nieder Road.

• Reconstruction of the intersection of North Second and Locust streets has closed both lanes of North Second heading north through the intersection, and one lane heading south. Vehicles going north are steered onto a detour involving Elm, North Third, Locust and — crossing the Union Pacific railroad tracks — Lyon streets. The restrictions are expected to last into late November or early December.

• On Tuesday, traffic heading south along Naismith Drive will be reduced to one lane between 18th and 23rd streets, for repaving; Naismith’s northbound lanes will be closed during paving operations Tuesday, from 18th Street to 19th Terrace. On Monday, traffic will not be permitted to turn north onto Naismith from 23rd Street.

• Ninth Street, between Tennessee and Iowa streets, is scheduled to be limited to one lane open in each direction for finishing work on a repaving project.

• Drivers may encounter brief periods of slow traffic as construction continues for a new U.S. Highway 59 between Lawrence and Ottawa.

• Traffic continues to be limited along streets adjacent to the construction site for The Oread, near the northeastern end of Kansas University’s main campus.

Douglas County

• Douglas County Road 438, also known as the Farmers’ Turnpike, is closed for reconstruction from the South Lawrence Trafficway to County Road 1029, which heads north toward Lecompton. A detour is available using the trafficway, U.S. Highway 40, and County Road 1029. The project is scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving.

• Douglas County Road 1057 remains closed for pavement reconstruction between Kansas Highway 10 and County Road 442, about midway between Lawrence and Eudora.

Interstate 70

• Traffic heading east on Interstate 70 is limited to one lane from 110th to 94th streets in Wyandotte County, for a pavement-reconstruction project expected to last through late September.

• Several ramps along Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County are closed for pavement-reconstruction work expected to last into late October. The ramp from northbound Interstate 435 to eastbound I-70 has a marked detour: north to State Avenue, back to southbound I-435, then to eastbound I-70. The ramp from eastbound I-70 to northbound I-435 has a marked detour: east to 78th Street, then back west on I-70 to northbound I-435. The following ramps will limited to one lane: from State Avenue/southbound I-435 to eastbound I-70.

Interstate 35

• Traffic along Interstate 35, from Pflumm to 87th Street, will be limited to one lane in each direction from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, Sunday through Friday, for a pavement-marking project expected to last into the middle of September.

U.S. Highway 69

• Traffic heading south on U.S. Highway 69 will find the right lane closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday between 87th and 103rd streets in Johnson County.

Kansas Highway 7

• A pavement-patching and resurfacing project is limiting traffic to one lane on Kansas Highway 7/U.S. Highway 73, north from the Centennial Bridge in Leavenworth to County Road 14 at Lowemont. Drivers should expect delays of up to 15 minutes, as flaggers coordinate with pilot cars to guide traffic through the project. Much of the work is taking place during daylight hours, although the section from Centennial Bridge to just past Seventh Street in Leavenworth is taking place between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.; work is expected to last into October.

Kansas Highway 92

• A resurfacing project for 21.5 miles of Kansas Highway 92 — from the junction with Kansas Highway 16 in McLouth to 15th Street in the city of Leavenworth — is limiting traffic to get through the work zone with assistance from flaggers and pilot cars, leading to delays of up to 15 minutes. The project is expected to last into October.