RICE COUNTY — Part of 16th Road on the northeast side of Sterling -- between Avenue U and Avenue V -- will be closed during the day for the next four weeks.
That section of 16th will be closed during that period from about 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and possibly some Saturdays.
The closure is needed for continued construction on the Rice County portion of the K-14 realignment.
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 be able to continue to use the existing K-14/96 alignment in the two 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.