On Tuesday, December 5th the northbound ramps of the US-77/K-18 Interchange were closed for construction. This closure was the result of a misunderstanding concerning the sequencing of construction in the area.

Plans now call for the ramps and K-18/8th Street to be reopened by next Thursday, December 15th, and remain opened until the completion of the current phase of construction.

Work on the northbound ramps will resume at a later date. After these ramps have been reconstructed, US-77 traffic will be carried head to head over these ramps while the bridge is removed and replaced.

This was confirmed by the  Kansas Department of Transportation on December 9th.