(KMZA)--A section of K-187 in Nemaha County has been closed for two bridge replacement projects.

Being replaced are the Weyer Creek and Nemaha River Drainage bridges, which are about three and six miles north of Centralia.

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, K-187 will be closed to through traffic between U.S. 36 and K-9.  Motorists will be detoured to U.S. 36 and should add up to 10 minutes to their travel schedules.  

Work will take place Monday through Friday during daytime hours. Work began Monday and is to be completed in early November, weather permitting.

Reece Construction, of Salina, is the contractor on both projects, with a total cost of nearly $2.4 million.