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KDOT to spruce up old U.S. 59 and remove passing lane
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to redevelop old U.S. Highway 59 into a minor collector road after the new four lane freeway opens between Lawrence and Ottawa. KDOT will fix bridges repave roads and replace guardrails while the county weighs removing a 0.6 mile southbound passing lane to save maintenance costs. A compromise includes adding 6-foot shoulders on both sides to aid slow machinery and passing. Work on the old highway is set to begin next year.
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Pleasant Grove
Kansas Department of Transportation
Lawrence
Ottawa
KDOT
U.S. 59
Keith Browning
Public Works
Browning
County Commission
Nancy Thellman