Road Construction

It is jokingly said that there are two seasons in Kansas... Winter and Road Construction. As highway and local street improvement projects continue across the Sunflower State we thought some links to information on road transportation might be helpful.

Traffic and Travel Information
http://www.ksdot.org/offTransInfo/511Info/511traffictravel.asp
(Closed roads, driving conditions, weather, Metro areas, regional and national conditions. Provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation)

KanDrive
http://www.kandrive.org/
(Links to road conditions and work zones around the state)

KanRoad
http://511.ksdot.org/KanRoadPublic_VE/Default.aspx
(An interactive map showing traffic alerts on highways around the state as well as live camera views at selected sites. Provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation)

RWIS (Road and Runway Weather Information System) Map and Weather Data
http://www.ksdot.org/burcompser/generatedreports/weather.asp
(Clickable map showing temperatures, humidity and wind speeds at selected locations in Kansas. Provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation)

T-Works
http://kdotapp.ksdot.org/tworks
(T-WORKS is a 10-year, $8 billion transportation program designed to create jobs, preserve highway infrastructure, and provide multimodal economic development opportunities across the state)

Mileage Between Kansas Cities
http://www.ksdot.org:9080/burtransplan/dist_chrt.cgi
(Put in two towns for travel distances. Provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation)

Kansas Highway Rest Areas
http://www.kandrive.org/images/Kansas%20Rest%20Area%20Map.pdf
(Use the interactive map to find places to pull over at along your trip)

Trucking KS
http://truckingks.org/
(Assists for truckers and other commercial drivers in Kansas)

Kansas City Metro Area Live Traffic
http://www.kcscout.net/
(Roadwork in and around the KC Metro Area)

Kansas City Metro Area
Lane Closure Info
http://www.ksdot.org/kcMetro/laneclose.asp

City of Lawrence Construction Updates
http://www.lawrenceks.org/construction

City of Topeka Street Closings
http://www.topeka.org/StreetClosings/

Wichita Public Works & Utilities
http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/PublicWorks/
(Click on Major Construction Projects for Streets & Buildings for a weekly report on road closings and construction in Wichita)

Sedgwick County Current and Future Road Closings
http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/Public_Works/road_closings.asp

Other Kansas Towns
http://www.skyways.org/towns/
(Blue Skyways. A service of the State Library of Kansas)

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