All major south central Kansas highways open: KDOT
TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) - The latest on highway closures and the status of Interstate 70 in north-central and northwest Kansas.
7:25 p.m. Tuesday
All major highways maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation in the south-central region have been reopened.
6:15 p.m. Tuesday
All highways are now open in southwest Kansas.
5:50 p.m. Tuesday
All lanes of I-70 through Kansas have fully reopened.
4:35 p.m. Tuesday
Eastbound I-70 has fully reopened. Westbound lanes are still closed between Oakley and Salina as crews work to remove vehicles from the highway.
1:50 p.m. Tuesday
Eastbound I-70 has been reopened at WaKeeney but remains closed between Goodland and WaKeeney. Westbound lanes are still closed between Oakley and Salina.
KDOT said roads may be snow-packed and icy in some areas. Drivers are advised to slow down and use caution.
For the latest information on road closures and conditions, visit KanDrive.gov or call 511 in Kansas or 866-511-5368 outside Kansas.
12:35 p.m. Tuesday
The Kansas Department of Transportation says eastbound Interstate 70 is closed between Goodland and Exit 205 in Ellsworth County. Westbound lanes remain closed between Oakley and Salina.
"Truck parking has become limited in areas on either side of the closure points," KDOT said. "Crews are also continuing to remove stranded vehicles and crashes blocking the roadway. KDOT again reminds motorists not to drive around road closure barricades or gates. Doing so may result in a citation or fine."
11:02 a.m. Tuesday
Parts of Interstate 70 have been reopened following Monday's blizzard, the Kansas Department of Transportation said.
Westbound I-70 was reopened at Oakley but remains closed between Oakley and Salina. Eastbound lanes are closed from Colby to Exit 205 near Wilson in Ellsworth County.
"Cleanup efforts in these areas have been delayed because of stranded vehicles and incidents blocking the interstate," KDOT said late Tuesday morning. "Crews are continuing to remove vehicles and clear snow and ice from the roadways. Roads will reopen as conditions safely allow."
Many highways remain closed in northwest, southwest and central Kansas. Check highway conditions and closures at KanDrive.org.
10 a.m. Tuesday
The Kansas Department of Transportation said Tuesday morning that there's no estimate on when Interstate 70 will be reopened following Monday's blizzard.
KDOT said on X that crews were waiting for stranded vehicles to be cleared so plowing can resume. I-70 remains closed from Salina to Colorado. Numerous highways in western and central Kansas remain closed as well.
Additional highway closures posted Monday:
The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed multiple highways in western Kansas as a winter storm barrels down on the state.
- Interstate 70 from Salina to Colorado
- U.S. 83 from the Oklahoma state line to Nebraska state line
- K-25 from Colby to Oklahoma state line
- K-96 from Colorado state line to Rush Center
- U.S. 160 from Colorado state line to Sitka
- K-190 from U.S. 160 intersection to U.S. 83
- K-4 from U.S. 83 intersection to La Crosse
- K-51 from Colorado state line to U.S. 83 in Seward County
- U.S. 56 from Oklahoma state line to Dodge City
- U.S. 50/400 from Colorado state line to Dodge City
- U.S. 50/56 from Dodge City to Kinsley
- U.S. 54 from Oklahoma state line to Bucklin
- U.S. 400 from Dodge City to Mullinville
- K-34 from U.S. 400 to Sitka
- U.S. 183 from Sitka to Oklahoma state line
- K-156 from Garden City to U.S. 183 intersection
- K-27 from Sharon Springs to Oklahoma state line, and from St. Francis to Goodland
- K-23 from U.S 83/K-383 intersection to Oklahoma state line
- U.S. 36 from Norton to Colorado state line
- K-383 from U.S. 36 to K-123 intersection
- U.S. 24 from I-70 to the Graham-Sheridan county line
- K-223 between K-23 and K-383
- U.S. 283 from K-4 to Oklahoma state line
- U.S. 50 west of Newton in Harvey County
- K-89 in Harvey County
KDOT also said ALL highways are closed in the following counties: Morton, Stanton, Grant, Stevens, Kearny, Hamilton, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Clark, Haskell, Finney, Ford, Hodgeman, Greeley, Seward, Meade, Reno, Rice and Gray.
They're closed due to "high winds, low visibility and snow-packed road conditions," according to a release from KDOT.
In addition, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has closed eastbound Interstate 70 from Watkins on the far east side of the Denver metro to the Kansas state line. More are expected to be closed.
