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Commissioners report KDOT award for $60M US-69 four-lane project that county advocated for 20 years
Summary
A commissioner reported KDOT awarded Clarkson Construction nearly a $60,000,000 contract to finish four-lane improvements on the US-69 corridor; the county will contribute $1,000,000 from a 0.25¢ sales tax and assumes about $1,500,000 in future frontage-road maintenance costs.
A commissioner reported that the Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded Clarkson Construction the contract to complete four-lane improvements on the US‑69 corridor, spanning from Lewisburg west toward the 169 interchange. The speaker described the work as "nearly a $60,000,000 project" and said Miami County has advocated for the corridor improvements for about 20 years.
The commissioner said the county and partner cities collaborated on corridor studies and that MoDOT contributed corridor-study funding. The county will provide a $1,000,000 contribution from its 0.25¢ sales tax funding and will assume roughly $1,500,000 in future expenses associated with frontage-road maintenance. The speaker said the widening and intersection changes should improve traffic flow and safety where long queues and unsafe passing currently occur.
Commissioners expressed satisfaction that a long-running advocacy effort reached fruition; no additional county action or vote was recorded on the project at the July 1 meeting.
