Johnson County updates arterial plan, proposes north–south link to reconnect Astra Enterprise Park

Johnson County officials on May 29 outlined recommended changes to the county's comprehensive arterial road network plan intended to reconnect the Astra Enterprise Park area to surrounding communities and regional highways.

The update to what presenters called the Karnet plan focuses on creating a north–south corridor that would link K‑10 with 150th Street through the Astra Enterprise Park area, reconnect several existing section‑line roads and adjust arterial classifications in response to recent and anticipated development.

The study team, led by Johnson County public works staff with consultant HNTB, said the primary recommendation is a north–south route beginning on Eveningstar, moving about a mile east through Astra Enterprise Park and connecting with Edgerton Road. The update also identifies reconnections on existing section lines — including portions of 119th, 127th and 135th streets — and recommends redesignations for some east–west links such as 143rd Street to better serve regional traffic.

"The primary goal of this study is to reconnect that area with the rest of the county," said Bridal Petig, public works project lead. "That north–south corridor that Karnet identified, it's now appropriate…