Heads up: Bridge work at I-135 could slow your drive through north Wichita this weekend

Construction on Wichita’s North Junction will halt I-135 traffic in both directions over the weekend as crews work on a new overhead bridge.

The closures on roughly a one-mile stretch of highway are expected to last from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will affect southbound traffic on Saturday and northbound traffic on Sunday, a news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation states.

The new overhead bridge is at the I-135/K-96 interchange.

Saturday

Southbound I-135 will be closed from south of I-235 to 29th Street North until early afternoon.

• All southbound I-135 traffic traveling from north of I-235 will be diverted onto southbound I-235

• Any northbound I-235 traffic exiting onto southbound I-135 will be detoured onto eastbound K-96 to Hillside to westbound K-96 to southbound I-135

• Traffic on westbound K-96 will not be allowed to travel west of Hillside and will need to use an alternate route to reach I-135

• Traffic on Hillside in the vicinity of K-96 will be detoured

Sunday

Northbound I-135 will be closed from 29th Street North to the K-96 junction until early afternoon

•All northbound I-135 traffic will exit to eastbound K-96 and can return to northbound I-135 after exiting at Hillside, turning onto westbound K-96 and using the exit to northbound I-135

• Traffic on westbound K-96 will not be allowed to travel west of Hillside and will need to use an alternate route to reach I-135

• Traffic on Hillside in the vicinity of K-96 will be detoured