Wheel genius: Road work this week

Among major road projects scheduled in the area this coming week:

Lawrence

• Replacements of curbs and gutters are expected to spur lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday 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.

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

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. 40, and County Road 1029. The project is scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving.

Shawnee County

• Beginning Monday, drivers should expect delays and lane closures in the area of the intersection of 29th Street and Fairlawn Road. The intersection is being rebuilt. Lane closures are expected to last into late November.

U.S. Highway 24

• Work continues on repaving an 11-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 24, east from the highway’s intersection with U.S. Highway 59 in Williamstown, in Jefferson County, to the Leavenworth County line.

Kansas Highway 10

• Drivers headed west on Kansas Highway 10 are limited to one lane crossing a bridge over the Wakarusa River, about two miles west of Eudora. The bridge is being repaired. The lane limitation and a speed limit of 60 mph are expected to last into mid-November.

Interstate 35

• Traffic along Interstate 35, from Pflumm to 87th Street, is scheduled to remain 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.

Interstate 70

• Traffic heading east on Interstate 70 is limited to one lane from 110th to 75th streets in Wyandotte County, for a pavement-reconstruction project expected to last through late September.

• Several ramps along I-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.

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.