Interstate 35 traffic alert for Sunday, November 13th

Posted: November 10, 2011 - 11:29am

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced this morning that on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at approximately 5:00 a.m., northbound and southbound Interstate 35 at College Boulevard will be subject to a short, 10-minute traffic disruption. The traffic disruption, will allow utility crews to pull overhead cable across the interstate.

Traffic will be directed by Law Enforcement using rolling roadblocks. The rolling roadblock for southbound traffic will begin at Interstate 435, and for northbound traffic at 119th Street. Law Enforcement will slow all traffic for approximately 10-minutes beginning at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday.

The rolling roadblock will be forced to come to a stop if the utility crews have not completed their work when the rolling roadblock approaches. Once the utility crews have completed their work all traffic will be reopened as normal. All work will be completed Sunday morning, November 13th, weather permitting.

KDOT advises that drivers should expect some delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes, if possible. 

All information provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

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