Flooding prompts closure of county road south of Lawrence

Because of high water, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office closed shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday the roadway from the intersection of East 1000 Road and North 1075 Road to the intersection of North 1200 and East 1135 Road.

The section of roadway is about 2 miles west of U.S. Highway 59 and a mile south of Kansas Highway 10.

A timeline for the road to reopen was not available Sunday.

N 1075 Rd & E 1000 Rd, Wakarusa, KS 66047

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