Tag: US 56

  • 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.

  • KDOT Lettings: January 2021

    The inauguration of President-elect Biden is not the only thing scheduled for January 20. It will also be the scheduled day for the monthly KDOT lettings. Included in the January lettings are several bridge replacements and signage upgrades, as well as a new roundabout in Kansas City. This post has been updated to reflect the…

  • KDOT Lettings: December 2020

    There is a total of 30 projects in the December lettings, most of which are maintenance projects. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT on January 7, 2021 and February 5, 2021. The approved bids announced on January 7 will be noted in red.…

  • KDOT lettings: October 2020

    There are quite a few projects up for bids at the KDOT October letting, including a couple of reconstruction projects, plenty of overlays, and quite a few county bridge projects. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT in releases on November 5 and December…

  • KDOT Lettings: August 2020

    A list of projects and approved bidders from the Kansas Department of Transportation’s August 2020 letting.

  • A new view of an old train-watching site

    A new view of an old train-watching site

    Although “Outdoor recreational activity” was allowed here in Kansas under the state’s “Stay at Home” order, I didn’t really feel a reason to get out of the house until last Saturday, when I headed out to Pomona to check out an old spot that has changed quite a bit since the last time I was…

  • KDOT Lettings: June, 2020

    Here’s what’s up for bids at the June monthly letting.

  • KDOT Lettings: May 2020

    Here is the list of projects up for bids at the May 20 letting.

  • KDOT Lettings: April, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected the ability of KDOT to put projects up for bids. However, KDOT did post the following note with the list of projects for the April letting: The Kansas Department of Transportation April 22, 2020 Letting WILL remain as scheduled with possible procedural changes to accommodate public building restrictions due…

  • KDOT Lettings: February, 2020

    KDOT had a little issue with this letting… due to the US department of Labor changing the prevailing wage rates, the all of the bids for this letting had to be discarded and a special letting called for March 10th.