About the Green Project
Work on the I-235 Green Project on began March 11, 2019. Completion is planned for November 2021.
Lane reductions through the work zone on NB I-235/EB K-96 will begin this year but few effects to SB I-235/WB K-96 are planned during the first year.
The Green Project is the first phase of the Wichita North Junction rebuild. It sets up I-235 to function with the future phases that improve the North Junction. Highlights include:
• Replacement of aging pavement
• Auxiliary lanes on I-235
• Permanent removal of the Seneca St. bridge
• A rebuild of the Broadway Interchange
• Replacement of the bridges over the Little Arkansas River
• Replacement of the bridges over Broadway
Current Traffic Impacts
NB I-235 AND EB K-96 are reduced to one lane each as they enter the work zone.
40th Street is now open.
The Broadway On Ramp to NB I-235 CLOSED on April 22 -- until 2020
Northbound and southbound Broadway has been reduced to one lane traffic each (until bridge construction is completed)
Old Lawrence Road under I-235 (to 37th St.) has been closed to all traffic (until at least November)
Construction zone speed limit on NB I-235 is 50 mph.
Coming Soon
• Weekend and off-peak lane reductions (from two lanes to one lane) may occur on NB I-235/EB K-96 throughout the life of the project
More Information
For a fact sheet on the Green Project, the first phase of the North Junction fix, click here.
For a fact sheet on the three phases of projects for the North Junction reconstruction, click here.
More information about KDOT in the Wichita Metro is here.
A weekend closure of I-235 on July 19 - 21 was successful and the Seneca Street bridge over I-235 was removed.
The Seneca Street bridge over I-235 is gone and construction of auxiliary lanes from Meridian to Broadway can begin.
The newly constructed 40th Street provides access from N. Meridian for businesses and homes on Seneca Street, north of I-235. Traffic signals will be installed at Meridian.
Phase 2 of the Green Project has begun.