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KDOT updates on US-69 toll lanes, Topeka viaduct and billion-dollar Wichita planning; lawmakers press on trees, transit and timelines
Summary
Secretary Reid told legislators US-69 express ($570M) nears completion with toll testing, the Pulte Quincy Viaduct in Topeka is under construction (expected 2027), and KDOT has issued an RFP for the canal-route planning (potentially >$1 billion); members pressed KDOT on tree mitigation, transit for the World Cup and right-of-way/timing issues.
Members of the House Committee on Transportation used Secretary Calvin Reid’s KDOT briefing to press for updates on major local projects and to raise community concerns.
Reid reported that the $570,000,000 US-69 Express project in Overland Park — which adds capacity and the state's first express toll lanes — is "nearly complete," with the tolling contractor performing final testing and an anticipated opening in February. He also said the Pulte Quincy Viaduct project in Topeka was let to construction in December 2024 and is expected…
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