Two-day closure planned for Hanford Armona Road in Kings County

A two-day lane and shoulder closure is expected to affect traffic at Hanford Armona Road between State Route 43 and Avenue 7 on Thursday in Kings County.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced the closure that’s scheduled to begin Thursday and end Friday. Construction hours are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

The closure is part of a construction phase for the high-speed rail between East American Avenue to one mile north of the Tulare-Kern County lines, the rail authority said.

Traffic laws will be in effect, and drivers are asked to drive carefully through construction areas.

This story was originally published July 27, 2016 at 11:13 PM with the headline "Two-day closure planned for Hanford Armona Road in Kings County."