Projects that will continue the expansion of major highway corridors in southwest Kansas and make important safety enhancements to others in the western third of the state were announced here today by Gov. Sam Brownback.
The Governor, who was introduced by Dodge City Mayor Rick Sowers at an event at United Wireless Arena, said four-lane expansion projects on U.S. 50 and U.S. 54 will address issues associated with high truck traffic. A four-lane expressway will be built on 16 miles of U.S. 50 from Dodge City to Cimarron for an estimated $69 million. Funding for all projects announced this week on the Governor’s four-day, five-city tour are funded under T-WORKS, the transportation program passed by the 2010 Legislature.
On U.S. 54, a 10-mile, four-lane expressway will be constructed from Liberal 10 miles to the northeast in Seward County for an estimated $59 million. In addition, preliminary engineering work will begin to extend the U.S. 54 four-laning to the Seward-Meade county line.