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Safety key to U S 59 project aims to curb high crash rate
A Kansas official described the U S 59 route decision as the only concrete way to reduce a crash rate 25 percent higher than similar highways in Kansas. The plan, approved by the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, faces ongoing opposition from a local group and legal action threats. Officials say the route improves safety, though it requires more displacements and costs, with some communities unhappy about bypassed Ottawa and the new interchange near I 35.
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