TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Interstate 70 in central Topeka is closed in both directions as authorities investigate a suspicious package found on the highway.

Transportation Department spokeswoman Kim Qualls says originally only the eastbound lanes on the interstate were closed at the Gage Street exit Tuesday morning but the Kansas Highway Patrol asked about 1 p.m. that westbound lanes also be closed.

Topeka media report that several law enforcement officers were blocking the roadway in the eastbound lane of the interstate.

No other details were immediately available.