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KDOT issued a press release announcing selection of the project management consultant for the Gateway project.  The PMC will help KDOT select the design-build team to addresss the congestion concerns at the I-435/I35/K-10 interchange area.  Stay tuned.  There will be lots of additional information coming in the months ahead.

The Final Concept Study Report  is now posted on the study website.  The report documents the work completed in the study and outlines recommendations for improvements to the I-435/I-35/K-10 interchange area.

 The phasing plan for the Johnson County Gateway and for the I-435 & US 69 projects shows there is still work to be done, but projects will be starting in 2011 on I-435 & US 69. The  Feb2011.Regional Projects Handout shows how these two large projects work together. The Red Project will add auxiliary lanes to I-435 between I-35 and Quivira Road which will help address congestion of traffic merging from NB I-35 onto EB I-435.  It will also help address the heavy WB I-435 traffic between Quivira Road and I-35.  The Johnson County Gateway’s Yellow Project wil add auxiliary lanes on I-35 from I-435 to 119th Street.  It will help reduce congestion on the existing WB I-435 to SB I-35 flyover ramp.  The Yellow Project is scheduled to start in 2012.

The Johnson County Gateway: I-435/I-35/K-10 Interchange Study is in the final stages of revisions and will likely be posted to the website sometime the week of February 7, 2011.  We will be holding an Advisory Group meeting February 16, 2011 to present the final report and highlight next steps.  

You will also see changes to the website to reflect completion of the study.  Since the study is completed and no work is currently being done,  blog posts will stop for a while, or until there is new information to discuss. 

We’ll work to keep you informed as updates occur and we get closer to any construction.

The Open House, held November 18, provided a review of the final improvement plans for the I-435/I-35/K-10 Interchange study.  Fourteen people provided public comments at the meeting.  Overall the turnout at the meeting was light, but those who attended learned about the plans scheduled for 2012 and saw what was in store for the entire area over the next decade.  Most thought the ultimate improvements made a lot of sense and would improve traffic flow.  The final concept study report will be finalized in late January 2011 and will be posted to the website.

As the study wraps up, there have been a few stories in the news highlighting the proposed improvements and the phasing plan for implementation.

Check out the Fox News story or the story by Brad Cooper in the Kansas City Star.

The Public Open House was held Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Lenexa Conference Center and while attendance was not heavy, those that turned out commented that it was worthwhile and they were pleased to see that there was a plan in place for improvements.  To view the meeting displays or see a copy of the fact sheet visit the resources section on the website.  Attendees were pleased to see a plan for auxiliary lanes along I-35 to 119th Street and on I-435 to Quivira.  For many the cost and the time it might take to get all the improvements completed seems daunting.

The study team is working on the Interchange Concept Study and hopes to have it finalized by the end of January 2011.  Join KDOT at the Open House on Thursday, November 18, 2010 to learn more about the study recommendations and what was considered in developing the recommendations.

The study has reviewed the existing conditions of the interchange area,  looked at future traffic projections, met with the public and stakeholders to learn about their experiences in order to develop an improvement plan to address today’s problems as well as accomodate future transportation needs.

Map locating the Lenexa Conference Center

 Join KDOT and the rest of the study team on Thursday, November 18 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Lenexa Conference Center to learn more about the final recommenations from the interchange concept study including:
–Preferred improvement concept and general right-of-way footprint
–Phasing plan for construction with estimated project costs

The meeting is an open house format, so stop by anytime between 5 and 7 pm.

The study team is preparing the concept recommendations report for KDOT and has presented its phasing plans to the Advisory Group, Public Officials and has posted them for public review. We are gearing up to conduct a public meeting in mid-November to present the study recommendations, phasing plans and preliminary right-of-way information. Dates and locations will be posted as soon as everything is finalized. Stay tuned.