According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, a signing project is scheduled to start July 8 along several sections of U.S. 54, U.S. 160, K-23, and K-98 in Gray/Meade/Clark counties. This project consists of replacing the signing at various locations along U.S. 54, U.S. 160, K-23 and K-98 in Meade/Gray/Clark counties. Motorists can expect minimal impacts to traffic in the project work area. The highway will be open to regular traffic when this operation is not taking place. Signs Up LTD DBA Haren’s Trees and Critters of Webstter, Iowa, is the contractor on this $408,274.34 project, which is expected to...

According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, traffic changes along U.S. 54 in Meade County will start July 15, three miles west of the west city limits of Meade. The traffic change is needed to allow bridge repair work to take place. Motorists should expect minimal delays, and a 12-foot width restriction will be in effect. Temporary traffic signals will direct one-lane traffic through the work zone, and signs and cones will mark the lane reduction. PBX Corporation & Subsidiary of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, is the contractor on this $847,656.44 project, which, weather permitting, is expected to be completed by the...

Builders and developers in six Kansas communities will receive a combined total of $3,794,000 in Kansas Housing Investor Tax Credits (KHITCs) to develop affordable housing for moderate-income families in rural areas of the state. The awards, made possible through the state’s Kansas Housing Investor Tax Credit Program provides resources to develop housing in rural communities. Combined with leveraged resources to support the proposed initiatives, the awards represent a total investment of $22,930,091 and a net gain of 124 affordable, quality housing units. This round of awards will assist with development of six projects: 22 multifamily rental units in Liberal 40...