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I-70/U.S. 40 advance west from K-177 to a folded diamond interchange (Exit 311) with Moritz Road.
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I-70/U.S. 40 gradually descend into a valley fed by McDowell Creek.
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Rest areas line both sides of Interstate 70 between mile marker 310 and 309.
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McDowell Creek Road ties into I-70/U.S. 40 at a diamond interchange (Exit 307) between separate sections of Lower McDowell Road.
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Exit 307 departs I-70/U.S. 40 west after McDowell Creek.
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Lowering in elevation toward Clarks Creek, I-70/U.S. 40 next meet Humboldt Creek Road at Exit 304.
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Humbolt Creek Road stems south from the folded diamond interchange at Exit 304 to southeastern Geary County.
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Crossing Clarks Creek, I-70/U.S. 40 converges with K-18 at a diamond interchange (Exit 303) near Fort Riley.
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Clarks Creek Road extends south from the exchange joining K-18 with I-70/U.S. 40 to K-57.
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Leading northeast from Exit 303, K-18 upgrades to a four lane freeway connecting I-70/U.S. 40 with the cities of Ogden and Manhattan.
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The K-18 Improvement Project upgrading the state highway to limited access standards from Fort Riley to K-113 in Manhattan was completed by Spring 2014.
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K-18 combines with I-70/U.S. 40 west for 7.93 miles to U.S. 77 at Junction City.
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Exit 301 connects with Henry Drive to Marshall Army Airfield at Fort Riley.
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The first of two exits for Grandview Plaza and five for Junction City links I-70-U.S. 40/K-18 with K-57 and U.S. 40 Business west.
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K-57 runs 19.62 miles southeast to K-4 at Dwight. The highway formerly overlapped with K-4 east and K-177 south to Council Grove.
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U.S. 40 Business lines the north side of Interstate 70 west from Exit 300 to J Hill Road at Exit 299.
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U.S. 40 Business/K-57 (Flint Hills Boulevard) overlap west from J Hill Road at Grandview Plaza onto E 6th Street toward Downtown Junction City.
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U.S. 40 Business (Washington Street) returns to I-70-U.S. 40/K-4 south from Downtown Junction City at Exit 296.
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U.S. 40 Business through Grandview Plaza and Junction City constitutes a 4.02 mile long loop.
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K-18 turns north alongside U.S. 77 through west Junction City, 2.15 miles from Exit 295 to W 8th Street.
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Construction converted Exit 295 into a diverging diamond interchange, with the traffic pattern shifted on December 20, 2016.1
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West
The rest areas along Interstate 70 west of Junction City permanently closed the week of June 24, 2014. KDOT cited the availability of services at nearby private sector businesses and the savings of $200,000 in annual maintenance costs as the justification for their removal.2
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K-206 formerly lined Marshall Street south from Exit 286 into the city of Chapman.
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The diamond interchange (Exit 286) with Marshall Street (old K-206) south and Rain Road north lies just west of Chapman Creek.
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K-43 stems 20.72 miles south from Exit 281 to Enterprise and K-4 at Hope.
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K-15 (Buckeye Avenue) connects with I-70/U.S. 40 at Exit 275, 1.4 miles north from Downtown Abilene.
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Decommissioned by 2013, K-221 was a short spur south from Exit 266 into the city of Solomon.
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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 266) with Poplar Street (old K-206) south and Solomon Road north on I-70/U.S. 40 west.
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Interstate 70 west formally crosses into Saline County at the Poplar Street overpass.
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Sources:
- "US-77 / I-70 Diverging Diamond Interchange Traffic Flow update." Kansas Department of Transportation News Release, December 21, 2016.
- "Reminder that I-70 rest areas west of Junction City are closed." Kansas Department of Transportation News Release, June 24, 2014.
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Page Updated 11-06-2021.