Interstate 70 was closed Wednesday from the Colorado border all the way through Hays, Kansas, due to low visibility and multiple vehicle collisions, according to Kansas Department of Transportation. The department announced the closure of the I-70 on Twitter around 1 p.m. KDoT officials encouraged commuters to delay any plans of travel until about midnight on Wednesday. The interstate was closed in both directions, from Russel County, Kansas, to the Colorado state line. People are being warned to look out for blowing dust.
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A “wall of dust” is moving east into western Kansas as hazardous wind warnings continue across the region. In some areas, high winds have reduced visibility to less than a mile, weather officials report, while gusts are expected to reach up to 80 mph. Schools in the area closed as a precaution, and roads continue to close as winds from Colorado reach Kansas. Gov. Laura Kelly addressed the dangers at a news conference. The winds are “a concern,” she said, “and I’m glad that our folks are on it.”
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Kansas is preparing to spend $361 million on highways in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in areas that pose congestion and safety issues, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday. Four new projects in the Kansas City metro will receive nearly half of a broader statewide plan for $750 million in highway improvements paid for with local and federal dollars: Kansas 10 highway: The biggest project spends $223 million to study and expand K-10 between Kansas 7 and Interstate 435 in Johnson County. The state will determine if eight lanes are necessary and where six lanes are sufficient. Interstate 35: $74 million will go to safety improvements, including adding lanes, on this high-traffic area in Olathe, from Old 56 highway to 119th Street. I-35 and Santa Fe Street: $40 million will go to improving this interchange in Olathe to address safety concerns.
Source: The Kansas City Star