The current super two alignment west of Hutchinson opened to traffic in the 90's is going to see its extension completed to the northwest real soon. KDOT is going ahead with construction as a construction company in Wichita bid lowest to realign K-14 & K-96 to bypass both Nickerson and Sterling and create a longer Super Two than there is currently.
https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/local/2021/03/17/northwest-passage-highway-project-rice-reno-counties-finally-awarded-department-of-transportation/4708494001/