Kellogg

A motorcycle rider is still in critical condition after crashing on Kellogg Thursday.  The accident prompted the road to close for a couple of hours. Wichita police say a car had tire issues and pulled over just west of I-235.  The car stopped on the inside lane.  Traffic around it was slowing down,but police say the motorcycle rider may not have realized it was happening. The motorcycle rider laid down his bike and slid into the vehicle in front of him.  The motorcycle burst into flames.  A Clearwater EMS unit was near the area and transported the motorcycle driver to the hospital.

Wichita Police say a child between two and three-years-old was found wandering near Kellogg and Hoover. A couple noticed the child, picked it up and took it to a nearby hotel to locate the parents. The child is not injured. It is unknown if parents have been contacted at this time.

New legislation could make it more expensive to get a speeding ticket. Senate Bill 342 , would allow certain stretches of roads to become safety corridors, where fines would be doubled. Click Here to Read the Bill The speed limit on Kellogg is 60, but some think that's a little slow.  "You're driving the speed limit and somebody blows past you and you know they're going 5, 10 or 15 miles over the speed limit at least," said driver David Black.  And police say too often those who drive over the speed limit cause accidents.

All lanes on Kellogg are reopened.  Traffic  westbound at Meridian was closed for a couple of hours due to an overturned semi near West Street according to police. The accident happened just before four o'clock.  No one was seriously hurt, but the accident caused major traffic delays.  Investigators have not said if weather was a factor in the crash.

One person is injured in a single vehicle accident Sunday morning. It happened around 11 o'clock near kellogg and rock road. Officers say the driver was going southbound on Rock Road at a high rate of speed when he jumped the curb, clipped a light pole and struck another vehicle parked at a nearby hotel. The 30-year-old driver ended up crashing into a concrete barrier. He was taken to a wichita hospital with serious injuries. The accident is still under investigation.

Traffic on west bound Kellogg at the I-135 interchange is shut down Sunday afternoon after a load of hay on a truck catches fire. Emergency responders first learned about the hay fire shortly before 1:00pm. All west-bound traffic is being diverted onto I-135 until the fire buns out. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.

Some good news for Wichita drivers, southbound Seneca at Kellogg is now open. It has been closed since November 28 for replacement of a girder and installation of concrete for the Kellogg bridge above Seneca.  Seneca will be closed for one day on Thursday, December 15 to allow the removal of the concrete forms. The westbound Kellogg bridge has been reduced to two lanes since it was damaged on November 16.  It will be completely reopened after the concrete has cured, which is expected to occur before Christmas.

Dozens of Wichita drivers learned the hard way - police are stepping up traffic enforcement as we head into the holidays. Police ticketed 60 drivers in a speed enforcement assignment Friday evening. Officers set up a speed enforcement zone for three hours, using LIDAR, which is similar to radar.  They nabbed drivers going 69 to 80 miles per hour. Police remind drivers they will be stepping up traffic enforcement for the holiday season, officers will be paying extra attention looking for impaired drivers.

Officials with the Kansas Department of Transportation say repairs to a bridge at Kellogg and Seneca could take at least a month. Friday afternoon a large truck driving south on Seneca struck the Kellogg bridge, damaging a concrete support. KDOT spokesperson Tom Hein says a contractor will be brought in to fix the bridge, which includes chipping out broken concrete, replacing a beam and putting in new concrete and bridge decking. Hein says that drivers should look for the southbound lanes of Seneca and and far right lane of westbound Kellogg to remain closed for at least a month.

It's known as one of the worst interchanges in Wichita and in the future could get a complete overhaul.  The process is underway to reconstruct the interchange of I-235 and Kellogg. The public was invited to a meeting Wednesday night. Design concepts were unveiled on how to deal with traffic congestion, safety issues and improving overall traffic operations in the area. "I don't think they have a choice if the the west side if going to grow and traffic is going to move," says resident Myron Ewi who drives the interchange twice a day. The project will be divided into four phases.  The first phase would build an elevated flyover ramp connecting northbound I-235 to westbound Kellogg.  It would also provide a two lane flyover ramp for southbound I-235 to eastbound Kellogg.  Phase two would provide flyover ramps connecting eastbound Kellogg to northbound I-235 and westbound Kellogg to southbound I-235.