The Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded more than $16 million in construction contracts for nine roadway improvement projects across southwest Kansas, state officials announced Tuesday.
The projects, which include milling, overlay and resurfacing work, are part of KDOT’s ongoing efforts to improve roadway safety, extend pavement life and enhance travel conditions on key state and U.S. highways serving rural communities.
The largest contract totals $5.79 million and will fund a 30-mile milling and overlay project on U.S. Highway 160 in Clark County. The work will stretch from the northern junction with U.S. Highway 283 to the Clark–Comanche county line. The project was awarded to Venture Corp. of Great Bend.
Another major award, valued at $3.11 million, covers a 17-mile milling and overlay project on Highway 283 south of Dodge City, running from the Clark–Ford county line to the U.S. Highway 56 junction. That contract was awarded to APAC-Kansas Inc., Shears Division, based in Hutchinson.
APAC-Kansas Inc. was the successful bidder on seven of the nine projects announced, including a $2.46 million milling and overlay contract on U.S. Highway 400 east of Dodge City. That project will extend from the east city limits of Ford County more than 11 miles to the Ford–Kiowa county line.
Additional contracts awarded as part of the funding package include:
KDOT officials say the projects will help preserve critical transportation corridors used for agriculture, freight movement and daily commuting while reducing long-term maintenance costs. Construction schedules will vary by project, with work expected to begin as weather conditions allow.
The investments are part of the state’s broader transportation program aimed at maintaining Kansas’ highway system while supporting local contractors and regional economies.
Originally reported by Joseph McCarty in KSN.
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