HUTCHINSON, Kan. — According to a message provided to property owners in the area of the Woodie Seat Freeway, work on the first phase of the project, the phase that includes the County owned bridge over the Arkansas River and the City owned infrastructure located north of the bridge and south of Avenue C will begin on Monday.
The county project will resurface the bridge at a cost of $1.4 million. The city project will mill and overlay the road surface, replace stormwater drains and piping, replace guardrails, and remove the median at a cost of $2.2 million. This will result in the closure of the freeway from the Arkansas River Bridge to Avenue A from Sept. 18 to Dec. 22. There will also be a closure of the same section in the spring of 2024 for 30 to 60 days.
Traffic will be detoured to the Arkansas River Bridge located by the Carey Park entrance on Main Street. All reopening dates are contingent to project progression, which can be slowed by weather or other unforeseen delays.
If you have further questions, call Reno County Public Works Director Don Brittain at (620) 694-2976, you can also reach APAC at (620) 960-9609.
As reported on Hutch Post.
