U.S. 166 closure in Cherokee County starts May 30
Starting Tuesday, May 30, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to close a section of U.S. 166/400 east of Baxter Springs. The closure begins east of 5 Mile Avenue and continues east for 3 miles to the K-26 junction.
Areas of U.S. 166/400 that are outside of the active work zone will be limited to local traffic only. All through traffic should follow the state route detour on K-26, K-66 and U.S. 69A (see map).
During the closure U.S. 166/400 will be reconstructed on a new four-lane alignment south of the existing roadway. 5 Mile Avenue will be open to traffic until the construction of a tie-in at the end of this project phase. SE 90th Street will remain open to traffic.
The work is part of the KDOT project to expand U.S. 166/400 and construct two interchanges from U.S. 400 southeast to the Kansas-Missouri state line. Work started in early 2022. KDOT expects to reopen the realigned U.S. 166 later this fall, weather permitting.
Check KDOT’s updated traveler information website, www.kandrive.org, for more highway condition and construction details.
Persons with questions may contact Construction Specialist Doug Pulliam at (620) 308-7613 or Public Affairs Manager Priscilla Petersen at (620) 902-6433.