By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — STRATACA is prepared to bring guests back underground starting Tuesday.
"We've done a lot of changes, just like many of the other businesses," said Tonya Gehring with STRATACA. "We've got hand sanitizing stations. We've got plexiglass where there's a transaction with money and we have our staff wearing masks right now for their protection."
Going underground and getting back up may take a little longer, too.
"We have a limited number of guests that can ride the elevator to begin with," Gehring said. "Thirty is our normal capacity, but for the first two weeks that we're open, we're only taking 10 people at a time underground."
That means there will be more times available to make the trip.
"We've doubled the amount of tours that we can have every day," Gehring said. "Ten people are going on a tour every 10 minutes. Because of that, it's summer travel, things are opening up. We're highly recommending reservations to make it an easy transition to come in, check in, get your ticket and head underground for a couple hours for a good time."
Strataca will be open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the last tour at 4:00 p.m. Open Sunday 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with the last tour at 4:00 p.m. Reservations can be made at underkansas.org/tickets.