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Shawnee County outlines phased closure, detours and timeline for NW 40th/6th Street project amid public concern
Summary
County and SVB Engineering described a multi-phase safety and widening project for Northwest 40 Sixth Street funded by a half-cent sales tax; presenters gave phasing, detour routes and schedules and residents raised safety and traffic-disruption concerns especially for school travel and nearby businesses.
County staff and SVB Engineering presented details on the Northwest 40 Sixth Street improvement project on March 3, describing a multi-phase construction schedule, detour plans and community outreach as work begins this month.
Brian Austin, representing SVB Engineering, said the project is a half-cent sales tax-funded safety project that will widen 40 Sixth Street to three lanes with a continuous center turn lane for most of the corridor, add a five-foot sidewalk on the south side, build a 10-foot shared-use path and construct a separated pedestrian bridge over Half Day Creek. "We will start the project next week," Austin said, adding that a pre-construction meeting later in the day would finalize the exact start date. Austin said the project is scheduled for completion on Oct. 30, 2026.
Austin outlined four phases. Phase 1 focuses on the…
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