If weather permits, repairs will begin Monday on the Kansas Highway 99 bridge just north of Road 220.
The bridge over the Kansas Turnpike was damaged in late February when an oversized load hit the bottom of the span. Kansas Department of Transportation engineer Steve Ballman:
Ballman says the goal is to have the project, including heat wrapped up in about a week.
Traffic has been down to one lane over the bridge since the incident, with mobile stoplights directing drivers. Ballman says traffic on the Kansas Turnpike under the bridge will be down to one lane in each direction while repairs are underway.
KDOT used an outside engineering firm to determine the scope and cost of repairs. That cost is not immediately available, but repairs could cost around $100,000. Ballman says that’s “in the ballpark” for repairs of this nature. There were concerns other bridges in the area were impacted, but Ballman says none of the ones inspected had anywhere near the damage done to the K-99 bridge.
