A bridge replacement project over Wildcat Creek on K-18 in Manhattan begins Monday, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. Work will occur from west of Richards Drive to east of Poliska Lane and is expected to be complete in late 2021.
The project will be done in three phases, which includes replacing two bridges with a single bridge for all lanes.
Phase one eastbound and westbound K-18 traffic will be directed to the outside lanes, while median crossovers are constructed to move the eastbound traffic over to the westbound lanes.
In July phase two traffic will be shifted to the eastbound lanes for several months, while the north half of the new bridge and the westbound lanes will be constructed.
Around the end of 2020, phase three will begin, and traffic will be shifted back to the westbound lanes for the construction of the south half of the bridge and the eastbound lanes.