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I noticed today that a short post from 2008 regarding a run on weather radios had gotten a few hits recently. Well, severe weather is still an issue here in Kansas, and the demand for weather radios hasn’t changed much. This time around, we got a little help On May 18, the Storm Prediction Center issued a “Moderate” Risk for eastern Kansas. Thanks to some support from The Y’All Squad, the…

There are two big-ticket items up for bid on June 17 Federal-Aid: 98 TE 0535-01: Sidewalk installation on Main Street from Railroad Avenue to Warren Avenue, Russell Avenue from 4th to 6th, the south side of Warren Avenue from Main Street East 1/2 block, and the North Side of Railroad Avenue from Main Street west 1/2 block. 68-61 KA 2373-04 Reconstruction of K-68 to 4 lanes from US 169 north of…

The March Lettings are relatively small: Federal-Aid: 105 N 0766-01: Reconstruct the intersection of 55th and Metropolitan Avenue in KCK with Turn lanes and FYA 77-31 KA 7591-01: Bridge repair over Lyon Creek south of Junction City. 383-20 KA 7848-01: 2-inch milling and 2-inch HMA overlay on K-383 from Jennings to the Decatur/Norton County Line. 281-5 KA 6477-01: Replace a culvert on US 281…

Federal-Aid 92-52 KA 6060-01: Reconstruction of the intersection of 20th and Spruce in Leavenworth. K-92 traffic detoured via County Road 33 and US 73/K-7 81 TE 0526-01: Reconstruction of Fort Riley Boulevard and Martin Luther King Drive in Manhattan 24-15 KA 5748-01: Replace a bridge over Lost Creek between Beloit and Glasco. Traffic to be carried on a shoo-fly detour 156-27 KA 7273-01:…

Here are the projects up for bids from KDOT in January: Federal-Aid (unless otherwise noted) 52 TE 0571-01: ADA ramp installations at multiple intersections in Downtown Leavenworth 99-75 KA 7261-01: Reconstruction of Lincoln Street (K-99) in Wamego from the Kansas River bridge to Valley Street 70-89 KA 6808-01: Replace the California Avenue bridge over I-70 in Topeka, including replacing the…

There are 44 projects being let on November 19, the majority of which will be maintenance projects. Federal-Aid: 92-44 KA 7719-01: 1-inch Milling and 1.5-inch HMA Overlay on K-92 from McLouth to the Jefferson-Leavenworth County Line. 9-58 KA 5761-01: replace the K-9 bridge over Robidoux Creek southwest of Frankfort. One lane of traffic to be maintained, controlled by signals. 36-58 KA…

The September lettings include one major project affecting the I-135/Kellogg Avenue interchange in Wichita. Federal-Aid 75-89 KA 7707-01/75-43 KA 7770-01: 1.5-inch HMA overlay from NE 62nd Street in Shawnee County to 158th Road in Jackson County (The segment in Shawnee County is non-FA) 52 N 0752-01: Traffic Signal refresh on 10th and Limit in Leavenworth. New signals would add…

Federal-Aid 75 TE 0532-01: Safe Routes to School sidewalk improvements along 1st Street, 6th Street, Lincoln Avenue, Chapman Road, and Dalton Gulch Road in St. George. 4-64 KA-6907-01: Full-depth concrete reconstruction of MacKenzie Street from Grand to Walnut Streets in White City. 81-72 KA-7266-01: Replace the light towers at the US 81/K-106 interchange near Minneapolis. 20 C 5288-01:…

Federal-Aid: 3 U 2497-01: Replace the bridge on Julia Street over Brewery Creek in Atchison. 69-46 KA 7676-01: Pavement Marking on the Overland Parkway between 95th and I-35435-46 KA 7677-01: Pavement Marking on I-435 from the Johnson County Gateway (K-10/I-35) to Metcalf 177-81 KA 7660-01/177-31 KA 7659-01: 2-inch milling and 2-inch HMA overlay on K-177 from I-70 to just south of K-18 (Geary…

There are 21 projects up for bids on April 16. Federal-Aid KDOT April 2025 70-99 KA 7607-01: Bridge repair on the westbound I-70 bridge over Pretty Creek west of McFarland.  70-27 KA-7551-01/70-53 KA-7552-01: Concrete patching on I-70 in Ellsworth and Lincoln Counties. 70-31 KA-6483-01: Replace the J Hill Road bridge over I-70  61-59 KA-7612-01: Bridge repair on Northbound K-61 bridge over…

Federal-Aid: 46 TE 0512-01: New shared-use path along the east side of Sunflower Road from 103rd north to 91st Street in Desoto. 75-70 KA 6756-01: Rehabilitate the bridges over K-276/BNSF Emporia Subdivision Main 1 and the Marais Des Cynges River near Olivet. US 75 to be closed at K-276, detour via K-31 and I-35. Marais Des Cynges River bridge will maintain one lane of traffic, controlled by…

The biggest item on the February KDOT lettings is the reconstruction of the roundabout at the US 59/US 169 junction south of Garnett.

Federal-Aid: 24-23 KA 6793-01: Replace the traffic signal at Teepee Junction in North Lawrence (between US 24, US 40, and US 59) 52 N 0772-01: Full reconstruction of 158th Street from Garden Parkway to Parallel, and on Parallel from 159th Street to 155th. 30-99 KA 3920-01: Replace a small bridge over a drainage ditch with a box culvert at the railroad crossing just southwest of Maple Hill.…

Federal-Aid 59-3 KA 5769-01: Replace two culverts on US 59 in Atchison County. One of the culverts takes US 59 over 262nd Road. 43 C 5292-01: Repace the 246th Road bridge over a Tributary to Elk Creek south of Circleville 44 C 5297-01: Replace the McCall Road Truss bridge over Slough Creek north of Oskaloosa. 77-58 KA 7503-01: 2-inch milling and 2-inch HMA Overlay on US 77 from the K-9…

The December KDOT lettings focus on various maintenance projects, including road overlays, sidewalk improvements, and bridge repairs.

After a couple of months with some big-ticket projects, the December lettings contain more of the “general maintenance” items: Federal-Aid (unless otherwise noted) 35-46 KA 7546-01: PCCP Patching and 4-inch (total) HMA overlay on Northbound I-35 from 95th Street to I-635. 56 TE 0516-01: New sidewalk along 24th Avenue from Prairie to Lincoln Street, and along 12th Street and Burlingame Road…