(KAIR)--A portion of U.S. Highway 73 in Atchison will be closed to traffic today, Thursday, July 1, for work at that location.

According to a news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad maintenance crews will replace the railroad crossing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting.

 The work area will be marked with barricades. There will be no signed detour and drivers will need to find alternative routes.