I-70 closure brings nearly 50-mile detour for Topeka drivers

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas transportation officials are due to close part of I-70 in Topeka this week as part of a larger project on I-470.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced in a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 21 that workers will close part of westbound I-70 in Topeka for the placement of steel girders on the I-470 bridge. The closure will begin at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 for westbound I-70 under the bridge with the work expected to end around 5 a.m. on Friday, Aug.