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Council debates accelerating KTA interchange project after Turnpike offers 20% funding
Summary
City staff proposed moving design up to 2026 and construction to 2028 for a Southeast 29th Street interchange after the Kansas Turnpike Authority offered to fund about 20% of the $18.45 million project; council members split on timing, bonding and readiness for rapid acceleration.
City staff told the Topeka City Council on May 12 that the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) has offered in principle to contribute roughly 20% of the cost to build a Southeast 29th Street interchange, which would allow the city to accelerate design from 2030 to 2026 and construction to 2028.
Public works staff member Jason said the total project cost in the staff exhibit is $18,450,000, with the city’s share estimated at $14,850,000…
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