WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A project that begins next week means an over one-year detour, and likely a lot of traffic headaches, for drivers headed to Derby.

Starting Monday, Oct. 27, the Kansas Department of Transportation will close the southbound lanes of the bridge over the Wichita Drainage Canal. It's being replaced in a project that is expected to take over a year to complete.

The exit from southbound Interstate 135 to K-15 will also be closed.

Drivers will be detoured farther south to Hydraulic Avenue, then east on MacArthur Road back to K-15. Drivers should expect delays during the construction project.

The construction zone will be active from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. King Construction of Hutchinson is the primary contractor for the $4 million project.

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