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EXTENDED - BNSF Railroad Crossing Closure on Buckeye (K-15)

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UPDATE:  July 22, 2025

BSNF has extended its KDOT permit. The closure will now extend through Thursday, July 24, 2025.

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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has issued a permit for the temporary closure of K-15 / South Buckeye Ave at the BNSF Railroad crossing.

๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„:
The Closure is scheduled for Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22 through Thursday, July 24, 2025, weather permitting, to accommodate necessary "๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜", as noted on the KDOT permit.

๐“๐‘๐€๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐€๐‚๐“: 
Along with the KDOT-proposed detour taking place on both state and county highways, ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ž:

  • ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ on K-15/ Buckeye will detour on West 1st Street, then south on South Cedar Street, and finally east on SW 6th Street to return to K-15 / Buckeye. 
  • ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ will follow the same route in reverse.

Emergency services have been notified to ensure continued access and response coverage during the closure.

Questions may be directed to the City of Abilene Public Works Department at 785-263-3510.


Tap/Click image to enlargeDetour map showing temporary closure of S Buckeye Ave (K-15) at the BNSF railroad crossing.