If you’re commuting to or from Topeka on U.S. Highway 24, be ready to consider a new route.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has shut down U.S. Highway 24 near the Goodyear Tire plant in Topeka after an accident badly damaged a guardrail.

The road is expected to be closed until at least 3 p.m.

More information at LJWorld.com as it becomes available.