The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Jan. 21 in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.
District One — Northeast
Johnson ‑ 69‑46 KA‑6506‑02 – U.S. 69, bridge #119 over Johnson Drive, located at the old K‑158/U.S. 69 junction, and from 58th Street to 56th Street, grading, bridge and surfacing, 0.2 mile, Comanche Construction Inc., Olathe, Kansas, $2,506,513.21.
Leavenworth ‑ 52 TE‑0571‑01 ‑ Various intersections in downtown Leavenworth, pedestrian and bicycle paths, Julius Kaaz Construction Co., Inc., Leavenworth, Kansas, $420,420.00
Shawnee ‑ 70‑89 KA‑6808‑01 ‑ I‑70, bridge #039 on California Avenue over I‑70, westbound and eastbound lanes located at the I‑70/California Avenue junction, bridge replacement, King Construction Company Inc. & Subsidiaries, Hesston, Kansas, $7,995,369.44.
Wyandotte ‑ 635‑105 KA‑7665‑01 ‑ I‑635, Metropolitan Avenue interchange, lighting, 0.3 mile, Capital Electric Line Builders, LLC, Parkville, Missouri, $499,370.00.
District Two — North Central
Dickinson ‑ 15‑21 KA‑6484‑01 ‑ K‑15, bridge #062 over Chapman Creek, located 4.38 miles north of the K‑18/K‑15 east junction, bridge replacement, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $3,995,297.28.
McPherson ‑ 135‑59 KA‑7869‑01 ‑ I‑135, from .705 mile north of the K‑260/I‑135 north junction north to 0.99 mile south of the K‑61/I‑135 junction, diamond grinding concrete pavement, 8.0 miles, R.A. Knapp Construction Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, $2,695,674.35.
Washington ‑ 101 KA‑7795‑01 ‑ K‑148, from the U.S. 36/K‑148 junction north to the Kansas/Nebraska state line; K‑234, from the Hanover city limits east to the K‑148/K‑234 junction; and K‑243, from the K‑148/K‑243 junction east to Pony Express Station, milling and overlay, 12.4 miles, Hall Brothers Inc., Marysville, Kansas, $3,607,085.30.
District Three — Northwest
Wallace ‑ 40‑100 KA‑5738‑01 – U.S. 40, bridge #008 over South Fork Smoky Hill Drainage, located 4.76 miles southwest of the Logan County line, bridge replacement, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $2,327,553.32.
District Four — Southeast
Anderson ‑ 31‑2 KA‑7767‑01 ‑ K‑31, from the U.S. 59/K‑31 south junction east to the Anderson/Linn county line, overlay, 5.0 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $739,414.56.
Bourbon ‑ 7‑6 KA‑7776‑01 ‑ K‑7, from the U.S. 54/K‑7 junction north to the K‑31/K‑7 west junction, pavement patching, 13.9 miles, Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. and Subsidiaries, Columbia, Missouri, $272,731.00.
Bourbon ‑ 31‑6 KA‑7752‑01 ‑ K‑31, from the K‑65/K‑31 junction east to the K‑7/K‑31west junction, overlay, 3.3 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $583,650.58.
Bourbon ‑ 65‑6 KA‑7753‑01 ‑ K‑65, from the K‑3/K‑65 junction east to the K‑31/K‑65 junction, overlay, 10.9 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $1,779,814.41.
Bourbon ‑ 7‑6 KA‑7751‑01 ‑ K‑7, from the K‑31/K‑7 east junction north to the Bourbon/Linn county line, overlay, 1.5 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $257,580.64.
Bourbon ‑ 31‑6 KA‑7754‑01 ‑ K‑31, from the K‑31/K‑7 east junction east to the U.S. 69/K‑31 junction, overlay, 7.0 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $1,106,251.72.
Coffey ‑ 16 C‑5348‑01 ‑ Bridge over Frog Creek, located 5.5 miles east and 0.8 mile north of Lebo, bridge replacement, 0.2 mile, B&B Bridge Company LLC, St. Paul, Kansas, $821,235.00.
Labette ‑ 169‑50 KA‑7919‑01 – U.S. 169, from the Labette/Montgomery county line north to the Labette/Neosho county line, 4-inch overlay, 1.8 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $1,529,941.97.
Linn ‑ 31‑54 KA‑7766‑01 ‑ K‑31, from the Anderson/Linn county line east to the K‑52/K‑31 junction, overlay, 12.2 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $1,754,382.94.
Linn ‑ 7‑54 KA‑7750‑01 ‑ K‑7, from the Bourbon/Linn county line north to the K‑52/K‑7 south junction, overlay, 7.2 miles, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $948,360.76.
The following project has been approved from the Dec. 17, 2025, letting.
Montgomery ‑ 75‑63 TE‑0521‑01 – U.S. 75 in Independence, from Peter Pan Road to 21st Street on Main Street/U.S. 160/U.S. 75, on Peter Pan Road from Main Street to 510 North Peter Pan Road, and from Main Street to just west of the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad crossing on Laurel Street, pedestrian and bicycle paths, 1.0 mile, J. Graham Construction Inc., Coffeyville, Kansas, $1,109,346.00.
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