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Public works awards winter-material contracts; KDOT increases funding for safety work at NW 40th and Rossville/Carlson
Summary
Shawnee County awarded bids for deicing salt and sand and approved a KDOT supplemental agreement doubling state participation on a non-geometric safety project at NW 40th and Rossville/Carlson from $90,000 to $180,000.
Shawnee County commissioners on Sept. 15 approved winter-material contracts and accepted additional state participation for a safety project on Northwest 40th Street.
Salt and sand bids
Public Works Director Courtney House recommended awarding a contract to Independent Salt Company (Kanopolis, Kan.) for up to 5,000 tons of deicing salt at $51.39 per ton for the 2025-26 winter season. The board approved the award. House told commissioners that the award represents a 39-cent per-ton decrease from the prior year.
Kurt Nehauser, public works director, recommended awarding a separate contract to Hamm Inc. (Perry, Kan.) for up to 8,000 tons of sand at $12.85 per ton; commissioners approved that award. Township-portion billing arrangements were described: some township loads will be billed to the townships and reimbursed to the county.
KDOT agreement for NW 40th safety work
The board approved KDOT and Shawnee County agreement amendments (contract C347-2025, supplemental 785-24) to increase the state/federal participation cap on construction and consultant engineering (CE) services for a non-geometric safety improvement project at Northwest 40th Street at Northwest Rossville/Carlson Road from $90,000 to $180,000. Nehauser said KDOT provided additional H-3 funds to double the state contribution; the total project cost is estimated at $100,000 to $200,000, and the county's additional responsibility will be roughly $10,000.
Public comment
Several residents spoke in favor of the Rossville-area safety investment. Myron Leinwett of Northwest Seventieth Street thanked commissioners for the project and asked staff to improve communication with the city of Rossville about the planned work, traffic control and timing. Nehauser said the safety improvements will use the existing roadway geometry and that the project would be let by KDOT in January.
Votes and next steps
All three items (salt award, sand award, and the KDOT supplemental agreement) were approved unanimously by the board. Public works staff said they will proceed with purchasing and coordinate construction scheduling with KDOT and affected local jurisdictions.
Ending
Commissioners praised the competitive bids and the state support for the safety project; staff said they will keep local stakeholders advised about the project schedule and traffic controls.
