Atchison County lists Ottawa Road closure between 262nd, 246th roads
Ottawa Road is closed between 262nd and 246th roads, forcing rural traffic onto other county roads. The closure is tied to rehabilitation and stabilization work expected to end June 16.
School buses, farm traffic, emergency response and daily commutes on Ottawa Road between 262nd Road and 246th Road will need another route while Atchison County works on a complete rehabilitation and stabilization project expected to run through June 16.
Atchison County’s road-closure page currently lists the Ottawa Road segment as closed, and the county’s Current Road & Bridge Projects page ties that closure to the same corridor. For drivers who use that stretch to move between farms, townships and the county seat, the practical answer is to stay off the closed segment and build in extra time for a different county-road route until the work is finished. In a rural county that maintains 156 miles of gravel roads and 134 miles of asphalt, even one interruption can slow deliveries, lengthen school routes and add time to emergency runs.
County project records show the Ottawa Road work has been in motion for some time. A January 7, 2025 agenda packet included a bid opening for Ottawa Road Phase 1 Culvert Replacements from 246th Road to 262nd Road, and county officials later said Atchison County had received a $1 million grant in November 2023 for an Ottawa Road mill-and-overlay project. The county also said it hoped to complete culvert installation on Ottawa Road by the end of 2026, showing the closure is part of a longer, phased improvement effort rather than a short-term patch.
Atchison County Road & Bridge says it repairs and builds bridges, removes snow, grades and upgrades roads, and serves Atchison County residents. Its office hours are listed as winter hours, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and summer hours, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with Friday office hours from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Ottawa Road work also comes as another nearby transportation project moves ahead. The Kansas Department of Transportation said work on the U.S. 59 bridge over 262nd Road will begin in September and finish by December 2026, with temporary traffic signals and delays of up to 15 minutes. For real-time road conditions, detours and travel weather, KDOT directs motorists to KanDrive online, by app or by calling 511.
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