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G1. TIP Number: |
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G2. State: |
Kansas
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G3. Multiple agencies / jurisdictions?
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No
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G4 Project contact: |
Lauren Anderson
LAnderson@leavenworthcounty.gov
913-684-0471
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G5 Purpose and need:
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This is the only fully paved corridor from the southern limits of the City of Basehor, connecting all the way south into Johnson County, and is a heavily traveled route for those that do not wish to use the K-7 corridor. This roadway has seen numerous accidents in recent years, including two fatalities in 2019. Additionally, the Basehor-Linwood School District intends to build a new school south of Basehor, at the corner of K-32 and Stillwell, approximately 2.5 miles west from County Route 2 on K-32, likely increasing the demand on this already dangerous roadway. The addition of turning lanes at the intersection of K-32 will reduce congestion created by morning school traffic coming from the Basehor area.
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G6. Origin and ending
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Route:
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Length (Miles):
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County Route 2 (158th Street)
Kansas Ave.
K-32 Highway
2.00000
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G7 Functional Classification:
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Major Collector
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G8 Connected KC 2050 Decade?
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G9 Muli-Agency Plan?
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No
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G10 Included in a CIP?
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Yes
Leavenworth County Board of County Commissioners have an approved seven-year CIP that includes the construction/replacement of this two mile stretch of roadway. Full funding for this projects is not available. A grant must be secured to fully fund the project. This project has been an unfinished CIP since 2004 when safety improvements were originally designed. Only 2 of the 4 miles that had safety designs completed have been constructed along this corridor.
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G11 Planning stage:
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Preliminary Plan
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G12 Reviewed by state DOT?
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No
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G13 Right-of-Way acquisition: |
Not started
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G14 ROW by local public agency process manual?
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Yes
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G15 Other unique local goals and objectives?
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Yes
Leavenworth County Comprehensive Plan strives to protect the safety and welfare of the residents of the county and this project is clearly aligned with this objective. There has been two fatality accidents and 16 other accidents along a 1/2 stretch of roadway within this corridor. These accident numbers do not account for any of the accidents of the roadways intersection with K-32 Highway.
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G16 Transportation Disadvantaged Population:
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The presence of the VA Hospital and Fort Leavenworth in the City of Leavenworth, this roadway having traffic counts of over 6000 vehicles undoubtfully links veterans to those locations. No quantitative studies have been commissioned by Leavenworth County to document the actual numbers of this clear assumption.
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G17 Relevant Public Engagement:
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Public engagement during the public comment/concern portion of the weekly county commission meeting have kept this project at the forefront for the past 15 years. Current and former Public Works staff have engaged with residents along this corridor and received letters of support for the improvement of this roadway.
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G18 Planned Public Engagement:
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If funding was provided to Leavenworth County for this project, notice would be placed in the local newspaper, on the county website, on door hangers along the corridor, and on aluminated street signs for a public town hall meeting where the public can provide input as to the final scope of the project.
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G19 Sustainable Places Criteria:
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G19.1 Describe PSP relationship:
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County Route 2 (CR2) is a crucial link within our transportation network. Leading south out of Basehor, beginning at US- 24-40, this road connects to K-32 and then continues to the south, connecting to 166th Street, and leading into Johnson County. This one corridor connects the southeast corner of the County.
Design for this roadway provides for the crucial role CR2 plays. Other parallel roadways in the area are either gravel, residential or paved under a dust control, pave-in-place effort. Surrounding roads do not include widened lanes, pavement markings, turn lanes or paved shoulders for multi-modal accessibility as is proposed for CR2.
To preserve the existing rural landscape, the County intends to use native grasses along the right-of-way and creek bank of the Bridge SH-30. Although not within the construction limits of the road project, SH-30 is located within the same watershed and the use of native grasses here will aid in the health of the stream system and ground water.
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G20 Implements Sustainable Places Initiatives?
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No
No, however this proposed project is located only two miles east of the 2015 Tri-City Multimodal Redevelopment Plan for K-32, connecting Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. The added shoulders would create connected multimodal accommodations if improvements to K-32 were to extend an additional two miles into Leavenworth County.
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G21 Serves Regional Activity Center?
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No
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G22 Environmental justice tracts?
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No
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G23 Reduces greenhouse gas emissions?
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No
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G24 Natural Resource information:
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Further south of the proposed roadway improvements, the County would like to plant native grasses along the right-of-way and creek bank of the Bridge SH-30, located along the County Route 2 corridor. Use of native grasses will restore/maintain the existing natural resources and habitats within the area.
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G25 Community Links at Watershaed Scale:
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Native grasses, proposed along the right-of-way and creek embankments downstream will slow the flow of stormwater run-off preventing erosion and provide additional groundwater filtration to help protect the health of the watershed.
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G26 Explain local land use or comprehensive plans:
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Basehor-Linwood School District have an elementary school and a middle school less than 1/2 mile north of the proposed improvements. The school district also has construction of a new elementary school planned 1.5 miles west on K-32 from the intersection of K-32 and County Route 2. Both sides of this roadway will be heavily used for school traffic.
Additionally, Fairmount Township Fire Station No. 2 is locate at the intersection of Metro Ave. and County Route 2. An intersection that will receive geometric improvements during this project.
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