New 1.5 mile ramp will open along I-235 in Wichita. Here’s where it takes you
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A new ramp from northbound I-235 is slated to open that will improve safety and cut down early morning traffic.
The 1.5 mile-long ramp is expected to open the week of Monday Dec. 16. “The ramp is a two-lane direct connection that will provide access from northbound I-235 to eastbound K-96/29th Street and Hydraulic Avenue (Exit 16A),” the Kansas Department of Transportation said in a news release.
The ramp will not connect to southbound I-135.
“Drivers who need to access southbound I-135 will need to continue past the new ramp to Exit 16B,” KDOT said. “Exit 16B will now direct commuters to southbound I-135, while Exit 16C remains for northbound I-135.”
The ramp is one of three projects of the North Junction’s phase 2B. The other two projects are currently underway.
▪ One project involves replacing a loop ramp from westbound K-96 to southbound I-135, with a two-lane flyover direction connection along with widening southbound I-135 south of K-96.
▪ The other will see a new two-lane ramp from westbound K-96 to northbound I-135, a KDOT news release shows.