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Study funding shifted; Riley County backs focused US‑24 corridor work while local cost‑benefit analysis on second bridge remains county-led
Summary
Regional planning group and county staff described a split in funding for the US‑24 corridor study and a separate local cost‑benefit analysis for a proposed second connection between Manhattan and Blue Township. Commissioners indicated theoretical support for the refined funding split and asked staff to coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions.
Jared Tremblay of the Flint Hills NPO briefed Riley County commissioners on April 24 about a two-part approach to studying improvements on U.S. Route 24 and the costs and benefits of a second connection across the river.
Why it matters: Residents and local officials have repeatedly raised the prospect of a second crossing to relieve congestion on the existing US‑24 bridges. The newly planned cost‑benefit analysis would quantify traffic diversion, hydrologic impacts, and preliminary cost estimates to help local jurisdictions understand trade-offs.
Tremblay presented a plan that splits the work…
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