Drivers near the Barlett soybean plant south of Cherryvale will be seeing some changes to road signs as a major road project gets underway in the next month.

 

The Kansas Department of Transportation will be installing turn lans and widening the roadway on US-160, just south of the Bartlett facility. That stretch of road will be closed to traffic from US-169, east to the railroad tracks while work is underway. Montgomery County Public Works Director Brandon Beurskins says this will prompt some changes to county roads in that area.

 

Changes will include a four-way stop at the intersection of 4400 and 5500. The speed limit in the area will also be lowered to 30mph. The changes will be in place through the duration of the project. Beurskins says, KDOT will take several months to complete the work.

 

The project is expected to begin some time in the next 30 days.