A bridge replacement project in western Kansas is creating a nearly 60-mile detour. The Kansas Department of Transportation says work has started to replace a bridge on Kansas Highway 34 in Clark County. The bridge is located over Bluff Creek, about 8 miles north of the U.S. Highway 160 Junction north of Sitka. During the project, traffic is being diverted onto U.S. Highway 160, west to U.S. Highway 283 to Minneola and U.S. Highway 54, and east on U.S. 54 to Bucklin and the K-34 junction. KDOT says the detour is necessary because the county roads cannot support highway traffic.
Source: KSN-TV