(KMZA)--A portion of K-187 highway in Nemaha County will be closed Thursday,  December 17 for a pipe replacement project, weather allowing.

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, K-187 will be closed from K-9 to U.S. 36.

KDOT says work will occur in the first mile south of U.S. 36, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Traffic will be controlled using signage and traffic cones. 

A detour will not be posted. Drivers may want to find an alternative route.