KCUR
Plans are being considered to expand Highway 69. The public is invited to weigh in on the options which include adding traditional lanes or tolls.
Johnson County drivers could pay $1.75 during peak times and 65 cents during non-peak times under an expansion plan that would add an express toll lane in each direction.
Johnson County residents raised concerns during a virtual meeting Wednesday night about the potential toll costs associated with a U.S. 69 Highway expansion proposal.
The meeting was the second in a series of town hall meetings hosted by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) to gather feedback on the project that would expand the highway from four to six lanes from 103rd Street to 179th Street.
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Shawnee Mission Post
The idea of adding toll lanes in order to expand U.S. Highway 69 through Overland Park garnered support from roughly 30% of participants in recent focus groups. U.S. 69 is one of Kansas most congested highways and traffic volume is predicted to grow in coming years as Overland Park continues to expand.
U.S. 69 is one of Kansas most congested highways and traffic volume is predicted to grow in coming years as Overland Park continues to expand.
The notion of paying a toll to use designated express lanes on U.S. Highway 69 will take some selling before it’s widely liked by Johnson County motorists.
KDOT to host virtual town hall on U.S. 69 expansion project Wednesday
KDOT is holding a meeting on expanding 69 Highway and possibly adding toll lanes.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Kansas Department of Transportation will host its first public town hall meeting to discuss its plans to expand U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park, Kansas, from 103rd Street to 179th Street and collect feedback on whether to install express toll lanes to help pay for the expansion.
KDOT
Deputy Secretary Lindsey Douglas said the plan is still in the âearly stages.â The department has made no final decision on whether to install tolls.