69 Highway lane closures start Monday

Johnson County motorists start seeing their federal stimulus dollars at work on Monday, but they might not appreciate the traffic complications involved.

Clarkson Construction is scheduled to begin reducing lanes on U.S. Highway 69 at the start of the work week as part of the $80 million widening of the highway from 75^th Street to Interstate 435.

The project includes adding a lane in each direction on the highway, rebuilding Lenexa Drive from 87^th to 75^th streets and improving interchanges at 75^th, 87^th and 95^th streets.

The closures on Monday will affect the left southbound lane of U.S. 69 between 91^st and 103^rd streets from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On Tuesday, if weather allows, the left southbound lane of U.S. 69 from I-35 to 95^th Street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the same work.

Motorists are advised to expect delays or to use other routes if they can.

Those who travel this area can expect closures to be a common inconvenience until the project is completed sometime in 2011.

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