(KAIR)--An Atchison motorist alert..

Kansas Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close a section of U.S. 73 Highway in Atchison Tuesday, September 10th for pavement patching work.

KDOT says the highway will be closed between Woodland Avenue and U.S. 59 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the repair work.

The closure will be marked with signs and barricades. There will be no signed detour and drivers will need to find alternate routes.

KDOT urges all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone. To stay aware of highway construction projects across Kansas, go to www.kandrive.gov or call 5-1-1.