Update to the March K-7 and Johnson Drive Interchange Project Update

We've had a lot of rain, and a little snow, and as a result, the new traffic changes set to begin at the latest this week, have now been pushed back to the week of April 4th.

What do you have to look forward to?  First of all, northbound and southbound K-7 will be reduced to one lane...moving you over to the new northbound lane so that crews can complete construction on the new southbound lanes.  This will last through late fall, weather permitting.

Second, and this is a biggie, the east leg of Clear Ceek Parkway will be closed for bridge constuction that will take Clear Creek traffic over K-7.  In other words, no more direct access to K-7 from Clear Creek.  Detours will take you to either Shawnee Mission Parkway or 47th Street, depending on where your destination is.

Lastly, access from southbound K-7 to 55th Street will be closed through June 2011 (again, depending on the weather) while crews complete construction on the new southbound lanes.

I'll keep you posted on any other traffic updates for this ever changing area.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email or give me a call!

K-7 and Johnson Drive Interchange Project Update for September

Heads up, Western Shawnee residents!  Starting Monday, September 13th, K-7 will be down to one lane, going north and southbound.  This will start just north of Johnson Drive and go to just south of 47th street.  Both northbound and southbound K-7 will be placed directly next to each other on the existing southbound K-7 lanes.  All of this will allow construction on the new K-7 nterchange alignment to tie it into the existing K-7 alignment.

As expected, there will be delays around this area, so prepare yourselves accordingly.  For more information, check out the KS DOT site.

K-7 and Johnson Drive Interchange Project Update for August

Good news if you're not a fan of the 47th Street Detour around the K-7 & Johnson Drive intersection...The Silverheel Street Spur located via Clear Creek Parkway south of the interchange project is now OPEN to all traffic.  The Silverheel Street Spur will provide an additional detour route, either to Clear Creek Parkway or you can continue on to Woodsonia, which will give you easy, quick access to the retail shops and restaurants in the Woodsonia West Shopping Plaza.  To view an aerial map of this route and others available during construction on the interchange project, click here.   Purple Detour signs and arrows will be installed early this week (week of August 16), though some are up already.  Drivers will be able to detour via Clear Creek Parkway to Silverheel Street to Woodsonia Drive.