Governor Kelly, Rep. Davids, FHWA Administrator Break Ground on 69Express

Statement

Governor Laura Kelly was joined today by Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt, Representative Sharice Davids of the Kansas 3rd District, and other state and local representatives to break ground on 69Express, the state's first express toll lane project.

Traffic on U.S. 69 is expected to increase 450% by 2050. The Kansas Department of Transportation's 69Express project will proactively reduce congestion by widening U.S. 69 from just south of 151st Street to just north of 103rd Street in Overland Park. Interchanges that connect U.S. 69 to the local street network will be modified. The project also includes the completion of a new interchange at 167th Street.

"69Express will ensure that commuters can travel quickly and safely to their destinations and move freight efficiently throughout the state, further cementing Kansas as critical to interstate commerce," Governor Laura Kelly said. "This is a smart investment for our state, and I'm so glad we're finally moving dirt and getting this done."

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