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Tag: US-59

  • KDOT Lettings: February 2024

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    Awarded bids announced on March 8 are highlighed in red. Federal-Aid: 35-46 KA 7190-01: PCCP Patching and 4-inch HMA overlay on Southbound I-35 from I-635 to 95th Street, including the exit ramps to Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch. PCCP patching (no overlay) on the exit ramps to 67th and Johnson Drive. Superior Bowen Asphalt Company…

  • KDOT Lettings: October 2023

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    Awarded Bids announced on November 6 are highlighted in redAwarded Bids announced on November 30 are highlighted in blue Federal-Aid 23 TE 0500-01: Sidewalk improvements in Lecompton Julius Kaaz Construction Co. Inc., Leavenworth, $1,219,680.50. 18-99 KA 7088-01/18-81 KA 7043-01: 1-inch milling and 1.5-inch HMA overlay on K-18 from K-177 to K-99 in Riley and Wabunsee…

  • KDOT Lettings: January, 2020

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    These were the projects that were put up for bids on January 22.

  • KDOT Lettings: September, 2019

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    Here’s whats up for bids in the Monthly lettings for September of 2019.

  • July, 2019 KDOT lettings

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    I’ve been writing a summary of the monthly lettings of the Kansas Department of Transportation on the aaroads.com forum as a sneak peak of the planned projects that the state is working on. So, I might as well publish them here as well.

  • US 59 Ribbon Cutting

    US 59 Ribbon Cutting

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    Technically, this is old news, but I’ll go ahead and post it anyway. Back on September 18, Public officials had a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new US 59 freeway at Baldwin Junction. Here are my photos:

  • November already?

    November already?

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    For being without a day job, it seems I’ve been rather busy…. October brought a pair of “Special” Amtrak trains, and a new interchange on K-7 in Johnson County.

  • Roadgeek Meet Photos (+ a bonus)

    Roadgeek Meet Photos (+ a bonus)

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    Last Saturday, I had a small group of fellow road enthusiests in Lawrence for a “roadgeek meet.” Basically, we all get together and had lunch, then toured the area roads. For this meet, I chose K-10, US 59, and the new Kansas Turnpike Bridge. I don’t have any pics from the latter. During our outing,…

  • New US 59 now open…

    New US 59 now open…

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    … and I have photos from the new freeway, as well as a couple other highway-related oddities