LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas transportation officials will host two public events to celebrate the completion of a long-waited highway project nearly three years after the start of construction.

Ribbon cutting for the South Lawrence Trafficway. The completion of this project is a testament to faith and persistence. #ksleg pic.twitter.com/2xitpkxggj

— Sam Brownback (@govsambrownback) November 4, 2016

The Kansas Department of Transportation hosted a ribbon cutting and public walk-bike event Friday for the opening of the east leg of the Kansas 10 South Lawrence Trafficway.

The 6-mile stretch of four-lane highway will complete a loop around the city of Lawrence and links Kansas 10 on the east side of Lawrence to a part of the highway that opened on the west side in 1998.