Shawnee will rehab a busy stretch of Quivira Road, running south from Shawnee Mission Parkway to 75th Street on the east side of the city.
Last week, the Shawnee City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Olsson Associates, Inc. for engineering services required for the project. That approval is an early step toward making the project happen, including the design work.
Upgrades to cover about 1.5 miles of Quivira
- The work is expected to include road mill and overlaying (a form of rehabbing asphalt) on all four lanes of Quivira and any turn lanes present at major intersections, as well as upgrades to storm sewers throughout.
- Also, street lights will be updated to LED, and some curbing and gutters could be replaced as needed.
- Plus, some driveways, sidewalks and ramps along Quivira may be improved for ADA accessibility.
Shawnee will also improve some high-traffic intersections
- According to city documents, the project will also include traffic signal upgrades at Quivira’s 65th Street intersection
- Additionally, there are plans to improve the pedestrian signaling system and radar speed detection system at 71st Street.
Quivira Road project is still a few months away
- The project is planned for sometime next year, according to the city’s capital improvement plan project list for the next decade.
- The whole thing should wrap up sometime in mid-November of 2024.
- The exact project timeline is not currently clear.
Shawnee will spend about $2.2M
- The entire project will cost roughly $4.5 million.
- Half of the funds are expected to come from the Johnson County Assistance Road System fund, which draws money from the gas tax and some county property tax revenues and helps cities pay for improvements to major arterial roads.
- Shawnee will finance its half through debt, city documents say.
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