A 27.31 mile long highway, K-254 connects Wichita with El Dorado in south central Kansas. The western 5.30 miles of K-254 constitutes a suburban freeway joining I-135, I-235 and K-96 with the city of Kechi. K-254 continues east from there as an at-grade expressway to Benton, Towanda and the Kansas Turnpike at El Dorado. Through the city of El Dorado, K-254 lines Central Avenue, a four lane boulevard leading 2.68 miles east to the junction of U.S. 54 and U.S. 77 in Downtown.
Future plans by the Kansas Department of Transportation extend K-254 along the Northwest Wichita Bypass. The limited access highway is proposed to loop southwest from K-96 at Maize to U.S. 54/400 (Kellogg Road) at Goddard. This includes adding a turbine interchange with U.S. 54/400 and upgrading Kellogg Road to a freeway west to 247th Street. As of Fall 2021, only a portion of the right of way acquisition has been completed.
Kansas Highway 254 Guides
Connect with:
Interstate 35
Interstate 135
Interstate 235
U.S. 54
Highway 96
Page Updated 10-14-2021.