Wheel Genius: Road work planned during this week

Lawrence

• Calendar change: On April 5 — two weeks later than originally scheduled — the Kansas Turnpike intends to close its East Lawrence interchange, in North Lawrence, for seven months of reconstruction work.

• Reconstruction continues at the intersection of North Second and Locust streets in North Lawrence, limiting traffic to one lane heading south; traffic going north is steered onto a detour includes Elm, North Third, Locust and — crossing Union Pacific Railroad tracks — Lyon streets. Work is expected to last into March and beyond.

• 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 9, or East 1500 Road, is closed until late spring from the Kansas Turnpike to U.S. Highway 24-40.

U.S. Highway 69

• The right lane for traffic heading north on U.S. Highway 69 in Johnson County, from 91st to 95th streets, is scheduled to be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for work on a box culvert.

• A section of U.S. 69 in Wyandotte County, known as the 18th Street Expressway, continues to be limited to one lane in each direction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily as crews paint the bridge. Work is expected to last into late March.