The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting took place Nov. 13, 2019, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Included in the approved bids are projects in Seward Haskell and Stevens Counties. Those bids accepted include:

Haskell ‑ 83‑41 KA‑1008‑03 – U.S. 83, from 4.5 miles north of the U.S. 83/U.S. 160/K‑144 junction north to the Haskell/Finney county line, grading and surfacing, 7.6 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kan., $17,358,730.25.

Haskell ‑ 56‑41 KA‑5360‑01 – U.S. 56, from the Seward/Haskell county line east to County Road GG (located east of Satanta), milling and overlay, 6.0 miles, J & R Sand Company Inc., Liberal, Kan., $1,109,748.11.

Seward ‑ 54‑88 KA‑2385‑03 – U.S. 54, from approximately 581 feet southwest of the U.S. 54/R Park Road intersection, northeast to 2,957 feet northeast of the U.S. 54/Panhandle Road/Davies Road intersection, grading, bridge and surfacing, 3.0 miles, Koss Construction Co., Topeka, Kan., $27,653,203.52.

Seward ‑ 56‑88 KA‑5361‑01 – U.S. 56, from the Seward/Stevens county line east to the Seward/Haskell county line, milling and overlay, 0.8 mile, J & R Sand Company Inc., Liberal, Kan., $125,938.62.

Stevens ‑ 56‑95 KA‑5362‑01 – U.S. 56, from the east U.S. 56/K‑25 junction east to the Stevens/Seward county line, milling and overlay, 20.3 miles, J & R Sand Company Inc., Liberal, Kan., $3,273,494.95.