(KAIR)--Motorists take note: resurfacing work is underway on a major Atchison County travel route.
According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, nearly 14-miles of U.S. Highway 59, from the Jefferson County line to the Atchison city limits, is receiving a 2-inch surface mill and a 2-inch asphalt overlay on mainline lanes. That will be followed by new pavement markings on the stretch of highway.
Work is being conducted during daylight hours on weekdays, and is expected to last through September.
Both northbound and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane for both directions, in several mile intervals, during work hours. Occasional closings of adjacent crossroads are also expected.
Traffic will be directed through the work zone by a pilot car and flaggers, with delays up to 15 minutes possible. Alternate routes should be used, if possible.
Dustrol Inc., of Towanda, Kansas, is the primary contractor on the more than $1 million project.
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