[College Hill Topeka] Fwd: Closure of westbound I-70 in Topeka scheduled to begin Monday

[Katrina Shaw]

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From: Rachelle Vega-Retana <rvretana at topeka.org>
Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 4:18 PM
Subject: Closure of westbound I-70 in Topeka scheduled to begin Monday
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The Kansas Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that
beginning Monday, Aug. 15, westbound I-70 through downtown Topeka will be
closed to all traffic from S.E. 8th Street to Topeka Boulevard for up to
three weeks while pavement patching is completed on the Polk-Quincy
Viaduct.



The S.E. Adams Street and S.E. 8th Street on-ramps to westbound I-70 will
be closed in the morning, and the contractor will begin placing traffic
control signage to close off the corridor.

Drivers should expect to use alternate routes by the afternoon.



The 8th Street exit will be the last open ramp for westbound motorists.
Westbound I-70 through traffic will follow signed detours and be routed
south to I-470, or north to K-4 to U.S. 24 to U.S. 75, or drivers can use
the local street detour - Madison Avenue to 6th Street to Topeka Boulevard
to the 1st Street I-70 on-ramp. Eastbound I-70 traffic will remain open,
but still reduced to one lane.



Working in collaboration with the City of Topeka, KDOT has studied
construction work zones in the area and researched traffic patterns. There
will be increased traffic congestion, however, the designated detours will
be able to handle the increase. Drivers should expect delays and plan their
routes accordingly.



Once the pavement patching is complete, westbound I-70 will reopen to one
lane. Both directions of I-70 will remain reduced to one lane from just
east of MacVicar to S.E. 8th Street until construction of the viaduct’s
replacement is complete.



The Polk-Quincy Viaduct project is scheduled to begin in early 2025. More
information about the project can be found at www.polkquincy.org
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.polkquincy.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKate.Craft%40ks.gov%7C5e9cde70b26744686ad508da74c6f541%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637950695161299938%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O2aI6gYySef0n63dG%2B9N9uBeW%2BBvyYKIxNvjjYxFPvU%3D&reserved=0>.




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*For more information:*

Kate Craft

Kate.Craft at ks.gov

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Rachelle Vega-Retana, Program Coordinator - KDADS

City of Topeka, Dept. of Planning & Development

Division of Housing Services

620 SE Madison St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/620+SE+Madison+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.
1st Floor – Unit 8

Topeka, Ks. 66607

Phone: (785) 368-4490

Fax:      (785) 368-2546

Email:    rvretana at topeka.org



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