Wildcat Construction of Wichita was the low bidder for the US 54, Greenwich to K-96, project. Construction is planned to begin in September.

The Beeline and the Amtrak bus connection to Oklahoma City and Newton are now operating out of the Wichita Transit Center at 214 S. Topeka.

West Street under U.S. 54 is reduced to a single lane in each direction with NO LEFT TURNS from SB West St. to McCormick.

Work continues in 16 different work zones on the I-235 & Kellogg Interchange Red Project. A website is available for current information and updates.

A website for the East Kellogg Freeway improvements can be found at eastkelloggimprovements.com.

The WICHway website offers great camera views, traffic speeds and information from message boards PLUS it is smart phone-ready! See our short video on how to bookmark it on You Tube. See the website at www.WICHway.org.

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KDOT activities in the Wichita Metro.

You can view all scheduled transportation work in Kansas and create a custom project list with maps at the T-WORKS website.

The City of Wichita's weekly traffic report and maintenance project updates are online at the City's Public Works site. Click on “Major Construction Projects for Streets & Buildings” to view the current PDF (updated weekly).

Sedgwick County road projects are listed here.

KDOT is blogging! Read the (almost) daily entries.

KanDrive, www.kandrive.org, is a valuable web portal that provides info on weather, highway conditions and construction plus camera views from around the state.

Can the Wichita Metro Statistical Area (Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey & Sumner counties) stay in compliance with federal air quality standards? Check the metro Air Quality Index for particulate matter, ozone and carbon monoxide.

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K-TAG is the Kansas Turnpike Authority's electronic tolling program. You can save 15% and breeze through the toll plaza without stopping. K-TAGS are now free. Read about the two K-TAG options.

Current Projects

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I-235 & US 54

I-235 & US 54 Interchange Red Project
Start date: November 10, 2015
Completion: Summer 2019
Contract amount: $102,994,000.25
Prime contractor: Dondlinger & Sons Construction, Wichita
Scope of work: 1st Phase of Interchange Rebuild
Special notes: See project features, current and future traffic impacts at www.235red.org 

NB I-135 Bridges at 29th

Two NB I-135 bridges at 29th St. North
Start date: March 28
Completion: Late Sept.
Contract amount: $1,367,856.24
Prime contractor: Wildcat Construction, Wichita
Scope of work: Bridge repairs: patching, concrete overlays, strip seal replacements, striping
Special notes: Traffic reduced to two lanes of NB I-135 with access to EB K-96 maintained.

WICHway Phase 3

Various locations on I-135, I-235 & U.S. 54
Start date: January 20
Completion: Late 2016
Contract amount: $1,379,305
Prime contractor: Phillips Southern Electric, Wichita
Scope of work: WICHway cameras, signs and traffic sensors on I-135, I-235 and U.S. 54
Special notes: 

5 I-235 Bridges

I-235 Bridge replacements: 21st St, 25th St. & Big Ditch
Start date: March 21
Completion: November 2017
Contract amount: $19,926,101.69
Prime contractor: Dondlinger & Sons Construction, Wichita
Scope of work: Bridge replacements
Special notes: Traffic will be head-to-head, one lane in each direction of I-235 during the 2016 & 2017 construction seasons. All lanes will be open for the winter months.

US 54 Striping

Striping on US 54 from Hillside to Armour
Start date: May 31
Completion: Completed
Contract amount: $268,288.13
Prime contractor: Roadsafe Traffic Systems, El Dorado
Scope of work: Pavement marking on US 54
Special notes: Night work. Sundays - Thursdays, 7 pm until 6 am.

US 54/I-235 Patching

US 54 & I-235 Pavement Patching
Start date: Fall 2016 
Completion: 2017
Contract amount: $5,224,655.46
Prime contractor: Diamond Surface Inc., Rogers MN
Scope of work: Surface patching on mainline and ramps
Special notes: 215 working days

WICHway Phase 4

WICHway Phase 4 Deployment
Start date: Spring 2017
Completion: Summer 2017
Contract amount: $634,112
Prime contractor: Atlas Electric, Wichita
Scope of work: Traffic cameras and sensors on I-235 (S. Seneca to K-42) and K-96 (21st St. to Central)
Special notes: 

K-15/K-96 Patching

K-15 (KTA bridge to 71st St. South) and K-96 (Greenwich Rd. to U.S. 54 ramps) 
Start date: August 15
Completion: December
Contract amount: $2,096,113.50
Prime contractor: R.A. Knapp Construction, Kansas City KS
Scope of work: Concrete pavement patching
Special notes:  Day & night work on K-15; day work on K-96 (contractor started on K-96 on Aug. 15)

US 54 Lights

Replace highway lights on U.S. 54 at Edwards & Meridain
Start date: Fall
Completion: Fall
Contract amount: $275,601
Prime contractor: Atlas Electric, Wichita
Scope of work: Replacing three high mast light towers
Special notes: 

Rumble Strips

Rumble strips on K-96 (Mt. Hope to Maize); I-135 (37th St. N. to 85th St. N.; US 54 (127th St. E. to Andover Rd.) 
Start date: July 20
Completion: Completed
Contract amount: $96,648.60
Prime contractor: Diamond Surface Inc., Rogers MN
Scope of work: Rumble strips
Special notes: Included in district-wide project. Other work in Pratt, Cowley and Butler counties. Begins July 20 on US 54; July 30 on K-96; Aug. 1 on I-135.

Multi-year Projects

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I-235 & U.S. 54

I-235 & U.S. 54 Interchange, Phase 1
Bids Open: Sept. 2015
Construction Started: Nov. 10, 2015
Scope of work: First phase of interchange reconstruction includes two-lane flyover ramp for SB I-235 to EB U.S. 54, a one-lane flyover ramp for NB I-235 to WB U.S. 54 and auxiliary lanes for I-235 from U.S. 54 to Central St.
More info: The Red Project at www.235red.org.

U.S. 54 & Webb

U.S. 54 Freeway from Kansas Turnpike to east of Webb Road
Bids Opened: June 2015
Construction Started: August 17, 2015
Scope of work: Construction of freeway from Eastern St. to Trig St. (west of Greenwich Road).
More info: Visit the project's website at www.eastkelloggimprovements.com

U.S. 54 -- Greenwich to K-96

U.S. 54 Freeway from west of Greenwich Rd. to K-96
Bids Open: August 5, 2016
Construction Starts: September
Scope of work: Construction of U.S. 54/400 freeway continues with an interchange at Greenwich Road and new ramps at US 54 & K-96 interchange.
More info:  Visit the project's website at www.eastkelloggimprovements.com

Bridges on I-235, east of N. Meridian

Bridges on I-235, east of N. Meridian
Bids Open: August 2017
Construction Starts: Late 2017
Scope of work: Replace bridges over Little Ark River and at Broadway, remove Seneca St. bridge over I-235, and rebuild the I-235/N. Broadway interchange.
More info: Read the in depth North Junction Study or see the more concise North Junction Fact Sheet.

NW Bypass

K-254 from Maize to Goddard
Bids Open: Not scheduled
Construction Starts: ?
Scope of work: A freeway connecting K-96 at Tyler Road to U.S. 54 east of 183rd St. West
More info: Some right-of-way has been acquired but funds are not currently available to construct this project.

More news:

75 mph speed limit signs are in place on 807 miles of Kansas highways. See the map of 75 mph routes in Kansas.

Keep Right, Pass Left. A Kansas law requires that drivers on roadways outside of cities, with two or more lanes in the same direction, must drive in the right lane unless they are making a left turn or passing another vehicle (fine is $60 + court costs).

Put the phone down and drive! Kansas joins 29 other states: drivers caught writing, sending or reading a text message while on a public road or highway = $60 fine + court costs.

Going fishing? Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks provides weekly fishing updates and KDOT has a couple of public access lakes at Hydraulic and 45th St. North. Here are maps to many of Sedgwick County's fishing locations.