Drivers call for intersection safety changes; Sedgwick County responds
27 January 2023
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Drivers in the area of the North Junction construction site in Wichita could see a bridge coming down this Saturday, Jan. 28.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to close southbound Interstate 135 so workers can demolish an adjacent bridge.
Southbound I-135 will be closed at the North Junction construction site from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 28. (KSN Image)
KDOT will close southbound I-135 from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the North Junction. The closure will be at westbound K-254 and southbound I-235.
During the closure, southbound drivers on I-135 will be detoured onto southbound Interstate 235, then to Broadway Avenue.
At the end of the exit ramp to Broadway, drivers will have to take a right turn and then another right turn to get onto the entrance ramp to northbound I-235. As soon as drivers are on I-235, they will need to take the southbound I-135 exit to continue in the original direction.
The North Junction construction project is in what KDOT calls the Gold Project Phase 2A. The work began in April 2021. The three-year project will replace the I-135 ramps to southbound I-235 and westbound K-96.
To get the latest updates on the North Junction construction, click here. To see the fact sheet about the long-term project, click here.