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Butler County to buy right-of-way after $2 million KDOT bridge grant
Summary
Butler County accepted a $2 million KDOT Off-System Bridge grant for a Walnut River bridge replacement and approved purchasing 0.423 acres from the Tamara L. Berndsen Revocable Living Trust for $5,683.01 to secure right-of-way needed for project 17N1-27-5 (OS 156).
Public Works Director Curtis Mader told commissioners the Walnut River bridge replacement project (17N1-27-5, OS 156) was awarded $2,000,000 through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Off-System Bridge Program after multiple prior submissions. The county must acquire three right-of-way parcels; the board approved purchasing 0.423 acres from the Tamara L. Berndsen Revocable Living Trust for $5,683.01 to facilitate construction, to be paid from Capital Projects funds.
Mader described a department change to design bridges fully before submitting grant applications so projects can enter KDOT’s process more quickly after award. The board voted 5-0 to approve the easement purchase. "The project was finally awarded funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Off-System Bridge Program," Mader said in presenting the item.
