HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A section of 56th Street in Reno County will be closing to allow for construction of a bridge on the K-14 realignment project.
Starting around Wednesday, Oct. 13, 56th Street from Yaggy Road west to K-14 will be closed for the work. The closing will last about a year.
The Kansas Department of Transportation realignment project started this spring. This a 15-mile, $81.7 million realignment of K-14. The work stretches from Hutchinson, to Nickerson, to Sterling. The project is expected to be completed by June 16, 2023. Bob Bergkamp Construction Co. Inc., of Wichita, is the primary contractor.
During the work, traffic will continue to use the existing K-14/96 alignment in Reno and Rice counties.
The Rice County portion of the realignment will be from the Reno/Rice county line to just north of the K-96/Avenue T junction. The length is about 8 miles.
The Reno County portion of the realignment will be from about 4.5 miles southeast of Nickerson northwest to the Reno/Rice county line. The length is a little over 7 miles.