[Subscription required by original content provider] Drivers who usually use Interstate 435 to cut across Johnson County over the weekend may want to explore another route to save themselves from some travel time and headaches.
Major Johnson County interchange to close for months as U.S. 69 expands, adds express lanes
[Subscription required by original content provider] As the U.S. 69 expansion project in Overland Park is expected to reach the halfway point this summer, drivers will see a major interchange closed for months.
U.S. 69 toll lane project to expand, with Overland Park paying an extra $10 million
[Subscription required by original content provider] The Overland Park City Council on Monday agreed to add an additional $10 million in local costs to the U.S. 69 toll lane project, which will now include the reconstruction of the 167th Street interchange.
Kansas approves the state’s first-ever express toll lanes on Johnson County highway
[Subscription required by original content provider] A project to build express toll lanes on U.S. 69 in Overland Park can officially move forward after a panel of Kansas lawmakers and Gov. Laura Kelly granted final approval to the project Thursday.
Overland Park overwhelmingly approves adding toll lanes to highway despite opposition
[Subscription required by original content provider] In a near-midnight vote Monday, the Overland Park City Council agreed to move forward with a plan to add express toll lanes to U.S. 69 to help fund the expansion of the highway in Johnson County — a decision that has drawn opposition from many residents.
Overland Park business leaders push for new highway toll lanes. Others say not fair
[Subscription required by original content provider] Business leaders and state officials on Monday urged the Overland Park City Council to agree to add express toll lanes to U.S. 69, arguing that it’s the most cost effective and equitable way to widen the crowded highway.
‘Lexus lanes’? State recommends toll lanes to fund wider highway in Johnson County
[Subscription required by original content provider] The Kansas Department of Transportation has determined that adding express toll lanes on U.S. 69 in Johnson County is the preferred option for widening the highway — concluding it would be cheaper and friendlier to the environment. But the decision is ultimately left up to the Overland Park City Council.
Davids, Cleaver seeking federal dollars for U.S. 69, electric buses through earmarks
[Subscription required by original content provider] Kansas City area lawmakers are hoping to steer millions in federal money to the region for a fleet of electric buses and improved traffic flow on one of Kansas’ most congested highways as Congress revives earmark requests — a practice halted a decade ago amid a backlash against government spending.
U.S. 69 in Johnson County may add express lane — with a toll. Here’s how to learn more
[Subscription required by original content provider] Johnson County residents will have an opportunity Wednesday evening to ask questions and learn more about a plan to expand U.S. 69 in Overland Park — possibly with new toll lanes.