The expansion of Kansas Highway 68 in Miami County is no longer just a thought. It will become a reality soon. Yesterday Governor Kelly announced that the expansion of K-68 to four lanes between U. S. Highway 169 and U. S. Highway 69 is one of 11 projects across the State that are moving to the construction phase. As part of a $10 billion plan called the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program , or IKE Program administered through the Kansas Department of Transportation. The project will begin within the next three years.
The IKE Program also calls for the completion of the previously abandoned T-Works Projects. Two of those projects involve improvements to K-68 in Miami County that are currently underway. Miami County will have to pay for 10% of the project, which is estimated to be about $4 million. But, because the County has agreed to maintain all the Frontage roads created by the expansion, KDOT officials knocked $2.5 million off the $4 million match, leaving the County with a $1.5 million price tag.
