Welcome to route56.com
Welcome to my anchor point on the web. For over 20 years, I have shared various subjects regarding highway, railways, local radio, and more.
I chose the name “route56” in honor of the green and white variant of the US Highway shield that the Kansas Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency used specifically to mark US 56 from its creation until the mid 1980s.
Click on the links above to access the pages devoted to the history of local radio and Kansas Highways, along with other creative outlets.
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Latest Blog Posts
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KDOT Lettings: September 2021
There are 40 projects up for bids in the KDOT September lettings. The approved bidders announced on October 6 will be highlighted in red.
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KDOT Lettings: August 2021
Here are the projects up for letting on August 18, with approved bids announced on August 30 and October 6. The bids awarded on August 20 will be highlighted in red. The bids awarded on October 6 will be highlighted in blue.
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KDOT Lettings: July 2021
The July lettings include a couple of major projects. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced in press releases on August 10 and August 30. The approved bids announced on August 10 will be noted in red. The approved bids announced on August 30 will be noted in…
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KDOT Lettings: June 2021
KDOT’s June lettings occurred on June 16, with some of the approved bids announced on June 22, and the rest announced on August 10. The approved bids announced on June 22 will be noted in red. The approved bids announced on August 10 will be noted in blue.
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Kansas Supreme Court disbars a KC-area adoption attorney
You can read the full opinion on the Kansas Supreme Court website. In short, this attorney represented adoptive couples. In two cases, the biological father of the child asserted a desire to take custody. The attorney filed motions to terminate the father’s parental rights, claiming they abandoned the child and/or failed to provide support to…
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KDOT Lettings: May 2021
The May project lettings mostly consist of maintenance projects, with a few bridge replacements. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced in press releases on June 10 and June 22. The approved bids announced on June 10 will be noted in red. The approved bids announced…
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KDOT Lettings: April 2021
KDOT has announced the projects that will be up for letting on April 21. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced in a press release on May 18. The approved bids announced on May 18 will be noted in red.
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KDOT Lettings: March 2021
Here are the projects that are being let at the March 2021 KDOT letting. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount. KDOT did not put out a press release with the awarded bids for the March letting, but did put out one for the April letting on May…
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KDOT Lettings: February 2021
Included in the February lettings are two major construction projects in south-central Kansas. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT in releases on March 10. The approved bids announced on March 10 will be noted in red.
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KLWN’s 70th Birthday
Today is the 70th Birthday of KLWN. During this morning’s broadcast, my name and this website was dropped. So, if you came here to see the history of KLWN, you can find it here.