Kimball Construction to Alter Basketball Traffic

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Beginning today (February 19), Kimball Avenue will be closed between Grain Science Way/Tex Winter Drive to the intersection of Denison Avenue as construction of Phase XI of the North Campus Corridor project gets underway.

The construction will alter how K-State men's and women's basketball fans enter and exit the east parking lots at Bramlage Coliseum, notably if fans are arriving from the east side of Manhattan. The first game to be affected by the construction will be Wednesday's women's matchup against West Virginia.

PREGAME entry into parking Lots E1, E2 and E3 will be open as normal from Kimball Avenue but only accessible for eastbound traffic. Fans arriving at a game from the east side of the city on Tuttle Creek Boulevard should exit at Marlatt Avenue then turn south at College Avenue to reach Kimball. Fans can also detour around the construction by connecting to Claflin Road south of Bramlage Coliseum and rejoining Kimball Avenue via College Avenue.

POSTGAME traffic will be directed out of the east parking lots as follows:

Lot E1 – Exit out Gate 7 west onto Kimball Avenue. Traffic can turn north or south at College Avenue or continue west to Seth Child Road.
Lot E2 – Exit out Gate 10 via Olympic Drive through the Recreation Center parking lot onto Denison Avenue.
Lot E3 – Fans parked in the north half will exit through Gate 7 onto Kimball Avenue. Fans parked in the south half will exit out Olympic Drive and through the Recreation Center onto Denison Avenue.

This phase of the North Campus Corridor improvement project includes the installation of storm sewer, street, sidewalk and streetscape elements such as lighting, landscaping and decorative hardscape. Construction is expected to be completed in late August and will include the renovation of the intersection of Kimball and Denison, which will close in mid-May.

Basketball fans are encouraged to plan ahead and allow for additional travel time, as well as utilize a GPS system for seeking alternative routing.

Kansas State University Athletics

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