ELLSWORTH - Beginning Friday, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin a chip seal on Kansas Highway 156 (K-156) in Ellsworth County.
Work on K-156 will extend north about 10.5 miles from the north city limits of Ellsworth to Interstate 70, according to information from KDOT.
Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one lane of traffic through construction. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules.
Vance Brothers Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., is the prime contractor and has scheduled this $504,466 project to be completed in September, weather permitting, KDOT noted.
KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone. To stay aware of all road construction projects across Kansas, go to www.kandrive.org or call 5-1-1.