Resurfacing to begin on U.S. 50, U.S. 56/283 in Ford County

The Kansas Department of Transportation will start a resurfacing project the week of July 26 along U.S. 56/283 from the east city limits of Dodge City to the U.S. 50/56/283 junction and from the junction to Fairway Drive along U.S. 50.

The highways will be reduced to one lane at time in smaller sections as work takes place on the 6-mile project area. Motorists should expect delays of up to 15 minutes as flaggers and a pilot car direct one-lane traffic through the work zone. The lane reduction will be marked by signs and cones. Highways will be open to normal traffic when construction is not taking place.

APAC-Kansas Inc. Shears Division of Hutchinson is the contractor on this $1.6 million project. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be complete by the end of August.

For more information on this project, contact David Ubel, Construction Manager, at (620) 682-7938, or Yazmin Moreno, Public Information Officer, at (620) 765-7080.

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 kandrive.gov or call 511.

The map shows the approximate location of the project in yellow.

Photo courtesy of KDOT Southwest Kansas