HODGEMAN COUNTY —Kansas 156 highway east of Jetmore between U.S. 283 and U.S. 183 (4 miles east of the Rozel area)is closed after a trailer lost an oversized load windmill tower section, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. As a result Hodgeman County Schools will be closed Tuesday, according to a social media report from USD 227. There will be no practices and the music program will be rescheduled.
A flagging operation is in place to detour traffic. Please slow down and watch out for crews working the scene.
Officials will use a crane to remove it from under the transmission line probably have to cut power to those lines in the process, according to the Hodgeman County Sheriff.
The closure is expected to continue until late Tuesday.