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Council approves KDOT city–state agreement for Founders Parkway segment with $2 million construction cap
Summary
Andover approved a city–state agreement with KDOT for the Founders Parkway project (Andover Road to Sunflower Lane) establishing a $2 million construction cap and confirming the city’s responsibility for preliminary engineering, right-of-way, utility relocation and construction engineering costs.
The Andover City Council on April 8 approved a Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) city–state agreement for a Founders Parkway segment between Andover Road and Sunflower Lane that sets a $2,000,000 cap for construction funding from KDOT and leaves other costs—preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation and construction engineering—100% with the city.
Les Mangus, director of community development, told the council the agreement is standard for KDOT-funded projects and is the last of four Founders Parkway segments intended to complete a connector route around the commercial highway core. “This agreement just sets out the relationship between the city and the state, regarding the sharing of the cost,” Mangus said, adding that the $2,000,000 cap is dedicated to construction only.
Staff said the project has been in the city’s queue for about five years and that the segment currently under work west of Andover Road is expected to be finished in September or October of this year; paving for that segment began the week of the meeting and is estimated to take roughly six weeks on the village-road side before the main line is complete. Construction of the Founders Parkway segment tied to the KDOT agreement is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and will coincide with initial construction on Highway 54, staff said.
Council voted to approve the KDOT city–state agreement and authorized the mayor’s signature; the motion passed 4–0.
Why it matters: the agreement enables the city to use KDOT funding toward construction while confirming the city’s fiscal responsibility for acquisition, relocations and engineering. Staff advised residents to expect road work and to plan alternate routes while multiple projects proceed next year.
