The Kansas Department of Transportation has started work on a multi-year pavement replacement project along a stretch of I-70 in Gove County. The project area covers a 9-mile portion starting one mile west of the K-23 spur near Grainfield and ending approximately four miles east of K-211.

KDOT will replace the pavement on the eastbound lanes in 2019, followed by the westbound lanes in 2020. Project work will also include pavement replacement at the east and westbound rest areas near Grainfield, construction of new right-of-way fencing, lighting installation at exits 95 and 99 and reconstruction of the box structure carrying County Road 62 under I-70 into two new span bridges. Work is expected to be completed in November 2020, weather permitting.

Koss Construction of Topeka is the primary contractor for the $38.1 million project.

For more information on the project, including ongoing or upcoming road closures related to the work, click HERE.

— KDOT

A multi-year reconstruction project continues on I-70 in Gove County this summer. Check out our blog for more information on this project! https://t.co/H3v6GkrswQ pic.twitter.com/xMK60XW2wd

— KDOT (@KDOTHQ) June 28, 2019