(MSC News)--A chip sealing project is underway, with the Kansas Department of Transportation, in a release, saying the work is being done on multiple highways in the local area counties of Nemaha, Atchison, and Jackson.

According to the release, work began Thursday on K-71 and is expected to be complete within one month.

Crews, the release says, will then work on the areas of:

K-71: from K-63 to Bern.
K-63: from U.S. 36 north the state line.
K-63: from U.S. 36 south to K-9.
K-116: from K-16 in Jackson County to U.S. 59 in Atchison County.
U.S. 159: from Nortonville to Effingham.

Traffic, in the work zones, will be restricted to one lane and directed by a pilot car and flaggers when crews are actively working.

Drivers should plan for delays of up to 15 minutes.

Work will occur during daylight hours Monday through Friday, and Saturdays if needed.

Vance Brothers Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., is the prime contractor on project, which is expected to be fully complete by the end of September, conditions permitting.