Overnight closures of I-35 scheduled throughout this week in Johnson County

Demolition at the Johnson County Gateway interchange will cause full overnight closures of Interstate 35 this week, starting with southbound lanes on Monday and Tuesday nights and then northbound lanes on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

All lanes of southbound I-35 from 87th Street to Interstate 435 will be closed for demolition of former flyover bridge ramps from 8 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday and from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday, weather permitting. The detour will be U.S. 69 to westbound I-435 to southbound I-35.

All lanes of northbound I-35 at I-435 will be closed for demolition of former flyover bridge ramps from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday and from 8 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, weather permitting. The detour will be eastbound I-435 to northbound U.S. 69 to northbound I-35.

Updated traffic information can be found at the Kansas Department of Transportation’s site for the project.

Phase two of the project is scheduled to be completed in December.

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 1:51 PM with the headline "Overnight closures of I-35 scheduled throughout this week in Johnson County."