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The summary for the June 30th Issues Workshop is now available for review. The summary documents the construction phasing options presented for discussion during the meeting. Many of the questions from the stakeholders at the meeting included questions about when right-of-way limits would be known, transition between the new construction and existing roadways and concern about how long these improvements could take.
Many in the group were pleased to see plans for the interim improvements of adding additional lanes on I-35 from 119th Street to I-435 and from Quivira Road to I-35 moving forward.

The study team held its second Issues Workshop last week to introduce the construction phasing options for the interchange area. The presentation showed two options of how to break the project into smaller, more financially manageable projects. Each option showed 5 or 6 projects that could be considered stand alone projects that would provide benefits to the traveling public. We asked stakeholders to provide their thoughts and comments about the phasing plans. Generally, everyone thought the options addressed the problems in the area and encouraged KDOT to begin as soon as possible.

On January 8, 2010, KDOT invited key businesses and stakeholders in the study area to an issues workshop where the study team presented two draft concept alternatives. We asked the business community what concerns they had with the proposed concepts and how they thought the improvements might impact them. Overall, most of the concerns noted had to do with funding the improvements and for what short-term solutions could be implemented until all the improvements could be completed. As the study progresses, there will be more discussion on the short-term improvements. At this time, there is no funding for construction or any right-of-way acquistion. The presentation can be found in the resource link under meeting summaries.