KDOT moves forward with US 54 expansion plans in Seward County

Wil Day
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LIBERAL, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Transportation says it is moving forward with expansion plans for U.S. Highway 54 in Seward County.

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Around 7,000 vehicles, including 2,000 trucks, pass through the corridor daily. KDOT has spent the past 2 years gathering public input and feedback as well as preliminary designs for the project, which will include:

  • Relocating the US 54/US 83 intersection which will include realignment of U.S. 83 to improve the angle of the intersection, and new traffic control signals for the junction.

  • U.S. 54 will separate before 8th Street into a 4-lane expressway directed around Garrettsville to the southeast before reconnecting with the existing 4-lane highway.

Proposed changes to the US 54/US 83interchange in Liberal (courtesy KDOT)
Proposed changes to the US 54/US 83interchange in Liberal (courtesy KDOT)

KDOT says the project still needs approvals and inclusion in the IKE Construction Pipeline before any formal work can begin. Once selected, the department will release a timeline for when construction may begin.

For more information about the project and others in southwest Kansas, click here.

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