Wheel Genius: Road work planned this week

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

Lawrence

• Beginning Monday, left lanes for traffic heading both east and west through the northern edge on Lawrence on the Kansas Turnpike will be closed to allow for construction on traffic “crossovers” at the East Lawrence and West Lawrence interchanges, also known as Exits 204 and 202. Lane restrictions will be in place between mileposts 201 and 205, and will be expected to last through Friday.

• Repaving and associated work continues on 23rd Street, from Ousdahl Road to Barker Avenue. Drivers should expect one lane to be closed in each direction.

• 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. Northbound vehicles follow a detour including Elm, North Third, Locust and — crossing the Union Pacific Railroad tracks — Lyon streets. The restrictions are expected to last into late November or December.

• Drivers may face slow traffic periods 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 South Lawrence Trafficway to County Road 1029. A detour is available using the trafficway, U.S. Highway 40 and County Road 1029. The project is scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving.

• Two bridges on County Road 458, southwest of Clinton Lake, are limited to one-lane traffic for construction work. Temporary signals control traffic on the bridges, and traffic delays could be up to two minutes on each bridge.

Kansas Highway 10

• Drivers westbound on Kansas Highway 10 continue to be 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 470

• Traffic heading east on Interstate 470 is reduced to one lane from 21st Street to Gage Boulevard, for pavement repairs in Shawnee County. Work is scheduled to continue daily, with all lanes being open to traffic during peak commuting periods: 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.

Shawnee County

• Drivers should expect delays and lane closures near the intersection of 29th Street and Fairlawn Road. Lane closures are set to last into late November.

U.S. Highway 24

• During weekday daylight hours, traffic on U.S. Highway 24 in Shawnee County is limited to one lane in each direction over the bridge that spans Union Pacific Railroad tracks 1.56 miles east of Topeka Boulevard, for a repair project expected to continue through mid-December.

U.S. Highway 69

• A stretch of U.S. Highway 69 — the 18th Street Expressway in Wyandotte County — is set to have traffic reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge painting, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through March.

Johnson County

• 95th Street bridge spanning Interstate 435 is to be closed for a repair project until Nov. 18. Drivers heading east on 95th are detoured via Renner Boulevard to 87th Street to Lackman Road; drivers going west on 95th are detoured via northbound I-435 to 87th Street to southbound I-435 to Renner Boulevard.