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[kphoger]

36-77 KA 5987-01: Grading and surfacing on Grant Steet between 5th and 7th in Atwood. (no plans)

At first I was like, WHAT?  I grew up in Atwood, and most pavement is concrete that dates back to the 1950s.  In a few places, it dates back to at least the 1930s and has basically deteriorated to sand dotted with remnants of ancient asphalt.  Repaving projects are funded by taxes that are levied especially on the residents of the block being repaved, and no residents want to pay for their block to be repaved, so nothing is ever repaved.  Even several of the concrete streets have been worn down to the point of exposing rebar, but they just get the occasional hot patch treatment.  So I was quite surprised to see "Grading and surfacing" planned there.  But then I remembered what Grant Street was:  US-36.  Ah, now it makes sense!

[J N Winkler]

87 N 0738-01: Repair the Zoo Boulevard bridge over the Big Ditch in Wichita

This one hits close to home!

At the Wichita meet in 2013, we met the engineer who sealed the plans.

[kphoger]

87 N 0738-01: Repair the Zoo Boulevard bridge over the Big Ditch in Wichita

This one hits close to home!

At the Wichita meet in 2013, we met the engineer who sealed the plans.

??

[J N Winkler]

87 N 0738-01: Repair the Zoo Boulevard bridge over the Big Ditch in Wichita

This one hits close to home!

At the Wichita meet in 2013, we met the engineer who sealed the plans.

??

Did you look at the title sheet?

[kphoger]

Did you look at the title sheet?

Nope.  Where?

[J N Winkler]

Nope.  Where?

Here:

https://kdotapp.ksdot.org/burconsmain/contracts/Proposals/Plans/523044515p.pdf

[kphoger]

Here:

https://kdotapp.ksdot.org/burconsmain/contracts/Proposals/Plans/523044515p.pdf

Dang, he hasn't even mentioned it to me!  Gonna have to have a talk with him about that...

[kphoger]

So, I'm not 100% sure from looking at it...  Will you be able to turn south on Windmill when heading west from your neighborhood?

[J N Winkler]

So, I'm not 100% sure from looking at it...  Will you be able to turn south on Windmill when heading west from your neighborhood?

Not during Phases 2 and 3 at least--it appears the only turning movement that will be permitted at that intersection will be the right turn from Windmill eastbound to Zoo Boulevard southbound.  I won't have trouble accessing destinations along West 21st, but will have to detour to Central for the occasional visit to the Westlink library branch, which normally requires a left from Zoo onto Windmill.

Even with the signals at Windmill covered (a key reason for prohibiting all but one turning movement), I do not think it will be an easy project for commuters who use Zoo Boulevard during peak periods.

[route56]

May 2023

There are 22 projects up for letting on May 24, and we lead off with a South Lawrence Trafficway related project.

Federal-Aid:

40-23 KA 2841-02: Reconstruct the existing SLT/6th Street (US 40) interchange as a DDI. Part of US 40 closed on the west side of the interchange, detour via K-10 and I-70.

24-23 KA 6282-01: Lighting upgrade at the "Teepee Junction" US 24/US 40/US 59 intersection in North Lawrence.

89 TE 0505-03: New Shared-use path along NW Tyler Street in North Topeka.

40B-31 KA 5996-01: Reconstruction of part of Washington Street near the I-70 interchange, including the roundabout at the westbound I-70 on/off ramps
70-31 KA 6062-01: Full-depth reconstruction on I-70 between Washington Street and K-57
70-31 KA 6773-01: Repair the westbound I-70 bridge over Franks Creek near Grandview Plaza

24-97 KA 6438-01: Full-depth reconstruction of 4th Street from Walker Avenue to Riddle Avenue in Colby as a three-lane street with a center turn lane

166-18 KA 6917-01: Pavement Marking from the north/east junction with US 77 to the Cowley/Chautauqua County Line

235-87 KA 6918-01: Pavement Marking on I-235 from I-135 on the South end to Broadway on the north end.

160-96 KA 3888-01: Replacement of the US 160 bridge over Hagris Creek in Wellington.

106 KA 6268-01: Signage replacement on US 54, US 160, K-23, and K-98 in Meade County

Federal-Aid, Local project:

98 C 5151-01: Replace a bridge on 200 Road over the North Branch Saline River northwest of WaKeeney

Non-FA:

75-70 KA 6736-01: Repair four bridges on US 75 between BETO Junction and Olivet

99-99 KA 6943-01: 1.5-inch milling and 1.5 inch HMA overlay near the K-18 intersection

70-85 KA 6893-01: Lighting upgrade at the Westbound I-70 rest area near Salina

83-97 KA 6713-01/83-55 KA 6714-01: 2-inch milling and 2-inch HMA Overlay on US 83 from US 40 to 10 miles north of the Logan/Thomas County Line

106 KA 6919-01: RAP Sample milline at various locations in KDOT District 3.

135-40 KA 6731-01: Repair the 60th Street bridge over I-135 in southern Harvey County.

61-78 KA 6911-01: 3-inch Profile mill and overlay on a settling approach to the K-61 bridges over 85th Avenue in northeast Reno County

160-13 KA 6362-01: Sidewalk ramp improvements in Ashland

34-29 KA 6920-01: Chip Seal on K-34 from US 54 to US 400

[route56]

I've updated the March and April lettings with the awarded bids announced on April 4 and May 5.

[route56]

June 2023

There are only 12 projects up for letting in June. The biggest one happens to be the lead-off project.

Federal-Aid

24-44 KA 3542-01/24-89 KA 3236-01: Full-depth reconstruction of US 24 from Topeka Boulevard to Grantville in Shawnee and Jefferson Counties.

70-91 KA 6777-01: Repair of the two I-70 bridges at the east junction with US 24B in Goodland.

11 C 5135-01: Major collector signage upgrade on Major collector roads east of K-7 in Cherokee County

254-8 KA 6981-01: Pavement Marking replacement from the Sedgwick/Butler County Line to Boyer Road

83-106 KA 6234-01: Install a fiber optic broadband cable along US 83 between Garden City and Oakley

Federal-Aid, Local project

57 C 5127-01 Add a paved turnout on Indigo Road near 130th Street south of Hillsboro

Non-FA:

35-46 KA 6074-02: Guardrail upgrade near the 151st/K-7 interchange and the 159th/Lone Elm interchange

14-53 KA 6854-01: ADA Sidewalk ramp upgrades along 6th Street (K-14) in Lincoln.

36-101 KA 6779-01: Repair US 36 bridges over Camp Creek and Mill Creek west of Washington.

169-1 KA 6885-01: Lighting upgrade at the US 169/US 54 interchange in Iola

47-67 KA 6855-01: ADA Sidewalk ramp upgrade on Carroll Street in St. Paul.

[Rothman]

Weird that June lettings are so small in number.  In NY, they're trying to squeeze any work they can get with June lettings -- contracts let now will be awarded when most of the construction season is gone, but there's a "at least they can do something" kind of mentality.

[J N Winkler]

Weird that June lettings are so small in number.  In NY, they're trying to squeeze any work they can get with June lettings -- contracts let now will be awarded when most of the construction season is gone, but there's a "at least they can do something" kind of mentality.

This June has about half the contract count of June 2022 (22) and June 2021 (25).

I wonder if cost inflation may have been a factor.  This year's big-ticket item was the I-235/I-135/K-254/K-96 Gold Project (the K-96 connection; project number 235-87 KA-3232-02), advertised for letting in November 2022, and KDOT issued a STIP amendment last October noting that the estimated cost had risen from $148 million to $163 million.  As Kansas begins its fiscal year on July 1, any last-minute budget adjustments will likely happen in June.

[route56]

This year's big-ticket item was the I-235/I-135/K-254/K-96 Gold Project (the K-96 connection; project number 235-87 KA-3232-02), advertised for letting in November 2022, and KDOT issued a STIP amendment last October noting that the estimated cost had risen from $148 million to $163 million. 

The Awarded bid on the Gold project was $140.8 million. Are there parts of the project not yet put for letting?

[J N Winkler]

The Awarded bid on the Gold project was $140.8 million. Are there parts of the project not yet put for letting?

I am not aware of any, and the existence of other phases shouldn't matter anyway, since the STIP item covered KA-3232-02 only.

I suspect the STIP amount includes things (such as engineering contingencies) that would not be included in the award.  This said, I'm having a hard time finding out what the engineer's estimate was, since KDOT apparently reports total bids just as a percentage of the low bid.  (The only two bidders, Bergkamp King JV and Dondlinger, were within $200,000 of each other.)