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$3.6 million—Funding level of Kansas Figure 2, 2018-2019 Road and Bridge
Department of Transportation (KDOT) Department’s Planned Projects
Wamego bypass grant announced in July
2018. Green Valley Road Extension Project
Green Valley and US-24 Intersection Improvement
The City of Wamego and Pottawatomie County each Project (KDOT)
are providing local match toward the project, with Junietta Road and Moody Road Improvement
the County committing $750,000. The Wamego
Project
Industrial Commerce Route will provide a truck
bypass from Highway 99 to the Caterpillar facility Green Valley Road Multi-Use Path Project (KDOT)
by widening Valley Street south of Military Trail, 5-7 Urban Subdivision Construction Projects
Balderson Boulevard, and Military Trail east of the 2019 Urban Concrete Repair Project
Caterpillar facility entrance. Additional improvements Elbo Creek Detention Facility A Project
to Highway 99 between Wamego and I-70 have also
been announced by KDOT. Parallel Road Bridge over Mud Creek Trib
Replacement Project (KDOT)
Vineyard Road Improvement Project (in-house)
#1—Road infrastructure and maintenance
identified as top priority at initial Elm Slough Road Improvement Project Phase 1
Comprehensive Plan Town Hall meeting. Crown C and US-24 Intersection Improvement
Program (KDOT)
A town hall meeting was held in Westmoreland
in March 2018 as part of the Comprehensive Plan Limerick Lane Extension Project (US-24 Frontage
process. A survey distributed at the town hall meeting Road) (KDOT)
and made available on the County website asked Dyer Road Safety Improvement Project (KDOT)
respondents to rank their top priorities for the County Traffic Count and Culvert Inspection Program
as it plans its future. Improving road conditions was Major Collector Sign Upgrade Project (KDOT)
the top priority response during this survey, with Biannual Bridge Inspection Program
many respondents voicing concerns about roadway
infrastructure, maintenance, and safety. Local Road Safety Plan Study (KDOT)
11 miles Asphalt Overlay
$7 million—2018-2019 Pottawatomie 20 miles Dust Control based on traffic counts
County Road and Bridge Department budget. (in-house)
The 2018-2019 Road and Bridge Department’s 30 miles Chip and Crack Seal (in-house)
planned projects are listed in Figure 2, below. The 3 Rural Road Bridge Replacements (in-house)
projects contain a mix of maintenance and upgrade 12 large culvert Replacements (county/rural,
projects and safety improvements. Currently in-house)
projects are not funded through a formal Capital
60 Tube Replacements (county/rural. In-house
Improvements Program (CIP).
Fleet Fueling System Upgrade
38 | Plan Pottawatomie County 2040 Adopted - August 19, 2019
PLAN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 2040
