(KAIR)--Like dandelions after a spring rain, orange traffic cones have sprouted along Atchison's U.S. Highway 59, west of 10th Street, as seasonal roadwork begins.

According to a release from the City of Atchison, they are working in partnership with the Kansas Department of Transportation, contracting St. Joseph, Missouri-based Herzog Contracting to mill and overlay the highway from the area west of 10th Street, past the Omaha Junction to the city limits.

The release explains that the work will begin with a series of full depth concrete patching, transition to the mill and asphalt overlay operation, and then finish up with new pavement markings.

Traffic delays are not expected, with the release saying the plan is to maintain two-way traffic throughout the duration of the project, while minimizing disruptions to the access of entrances to the numerous businesses and properties along the path of the project. However, the City notes that "temporary disruptions may be expected as the equipment passes by."

If weather cooperates, the work is expected to be complete in mid-June.