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Leawood discusses multiple State Line projects: Evergy undergrounding, Johnson County force main and traffic safety
Summary
Councilmembers heard updates and approved a utility agreement for undergrounding power lines along State Line Road and reviewed staging for a Johnson County wastewater force main; police and staff discussed accident patterns and communications plans for phased closures and easements.
The Leawood City Council on Jan. 21 approved a utility agreement with Evergy Metro Inc. to underground overhead power lines along a long section of the January-to-State Line Road project and heard a staff update on a Johnson County wastewater force main that will require phased construction and lane restrictions on State Line Road.
Councilmember Julie Kane and David Lay, representing Public Works, described details of the Evergy cost structure. Lay said Evergy's total cost to underground would be about $8.4 million but that the city's obligation is the difference between undergrounding and the cost Evergy would pay to relocate overhead facilities (about $2.7 million). The city's share for the undergrounding project was presented as $5,736,701.91 in the packet. Council raised concerns about the cost, the number of transformer and switch-gear locations required, and…
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