The East Madison Avenue bridge across the Walnut River will be closed Tuesday through Friday to facilitate ongoing utility work underneath the bridge, according to a news release from the City of Ark City Monday.
The closure will begin first thing Tuesday morning and continue until project completion. The road will not be reopened to through traffic during this project. Residents are urged to plan routes accordingly.
Access to Ark City east of the Walnut River and Parkerfield will continue to be available via the East Kansas Avenue bridge on U.S. 166, as well as the East Chestnut Avenue bridge.
This project is part of ongoing work by Kansas Gas Service to re-wrap a natural gas pipeline underneath the bridge. Traffic control will be provided by Road Safe.
East Madison will be closed completely on the west side at its intersection with the U.S. 77 bypass.
The east closure will be at Crestwood Drive, although local traffic will be allowed through to access the residences west of Crestwood Drive. Nonlocal traffic will be detoured north at Country Club Road.
The Crestwood neighborhood will remain accessible from East Chestnut Avenue for the duration of the project. For project questions, please call the Public Services Department at (620) 441-4480.
