Overland Park plans to reconstruct, connect and extend parts of Quivira Road in the southern portion of the city around Wolf Creek.
Earlier this week, the Overland Park City Council took some procedural steps toward the road work. As part of its consent agenda, the city council voted to declare its intent to acquire some nearby private property for the roughly $18.7 million project.
Quivira Road has some gaps in south Overland Park
- The work will focus primarily on the area between 179th Street and 187th Street, just south of Blue Valley Southwest High.
- One of the primary steps will be to build two bridges to connect Quivira Road from 183rd to 187th.
- Currently, Quivira Road stops around 183rd Street near Wolf Creek. Then, the road resumes near 187th Street, south of the creek basin.
- Overland Park also plans to reconstruct the portion of the road that does exist between 179th and 183rd Street.The city will also add a roundabout at Quivira and 179th.
- The completed road will be a two-lane street with a shoulder and bike lanes.
Quivira project to bring other improvements
- Part of the traffic project will include other improvements, including a multiuse trail.
- Overland Park also plans to add more street lighting, curbing and gutters where needed and new stormwater management infrastructure.
Quivira Rd. improvements scheduled for next year
- Design work for the project will continue throughout the rest of the year.
- Actual construction is planned for 2024, though the exact timeline is unclear.
- The 2024 to 2028 capital improvement project plan budgets $18.7 million for the Quivira Road reconstruction and extension project.
- For a list of ongoing and pending traffic improvement projects in Overland Park, click here.
More on south Overland Park improvement projects: Highlights of Overland Park’s 5-year capital improvement plan south of I-435
