The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has advanced nine new highway modernization and expansion projects valued at more than $442 million. The projects will move into construction under the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE), the state’s 10-year transportation initiative.
Announced in Lindsborg by Governor Laura Kelly and KDOT Secretary Calvin Reed, the new projects mark the fourth round added to the IKE construction pipeline. The program focuses on improving safety, mobility, and economic growth through investments in highways across all six KDOT regions.
Projects include replacing the Centennial Bridge and expanding it to four lanes in Leavenworth County ($157 million), interchange construction at K-10 and Lone Elm Road in Johnson County ($43 million), and K-96 interchange upgrades in Sedgwick County ($120 million). Other work will reconstruct K-33, K-4, U.S. 281, and U.S. 169, and add passing lanes to U.S. 83 in western Kansas.
Construction will begin between fiscal years 2028 and 2030. KDOT said the projects were selected through community collaboration and regional planning to address long-term transportation needs statewide.