Summary of County Route 30 (235th Street - Dempsey to Hollingsworth)

Leavenworth County, KS

Contact Information

Organization: Leavenworth County, KS
Contact person: Lauren Anderson
Title: Engineering Superintendent
Phone: (913) 684-0470
E-mail: landerson@leavenworthcounty.gov
Organization address: 300 Walnut St, Ste. 007
  Leavenworth, KS    66048

Pre-Application Information

PA Project title/name: County Route 30 (235th Street - Dempsey to Hollingsworth)
PA Agency type: County
PA Agency Name: Leavenworth County, KS
PA Primary project mode: Roadway
PA Secondary project mode: --Select--
PA Project type: Road & Bridge - Roadway Operations
PA Project description: Surfacing and geometric improvements to two of the six unpaved miles of County Route 30. Improvements to include 24-foot roadway with 3-foot paved shoulders for motorist recovery and safe travel for cyclists, vertical curve deficiencies, and drainage improvements. This is the first phase of roadway improvements to create the first paved, north-south corridor along the west side of the County. County Route 30 directly connects K-16 and K-92 and the communities of Tonganoxie and Easton.
PA Connected KC 2050 Project Number: Yes
PA Connected KC 2050 underlying strategies selected
PA Strategies Description: Efficient Movement: Once complete, this project will improve the rural county arterial (MARC Classified Major Collector) connecting the communities of Tonganoxie and Easton within western Leavenworth County. Phase 1 of the six mile improvement project will complete the hard-pave connection from K-16 through County Route 8 (Dempsey Rd), a paved, east-west county arterial that bisects nearly the entire county and connects the western communities to the Basehor, Lansing and Leavenworth. Safe Travel: Lane widening and addition of shoulders will allow for safe motorist recovery along the roadway and available space for cyclists to share the road with cars. System Efficiency: Existing gravel has reached traffic volumes that exceed typical gravel maintenance requirements. Passing the recommended 200 vpd threshold, the current demands of roadway require an asphalt surface. Weather Events: All storm structures are to be upgraded to handle a 50-year storm capacity Green Infrastructure: Outside of the city limits, unincorporated Leavenworth County a rural community. We wish to preserve and enhance the existing natural beauty of the rural landscape by utilizing native plants along the right-of-way upon the completion of the project.
PA Complete Streets Description: Given the rural nature of this routes, dedicated bicycle and pedestrian accommodations are not included. However, this project will provide paved shoulders thereby providing safer alternatives to both bicyclists and pedestrians with options outside of the travel lane.
PA Safety: Improvements to include 24-foot roadway with 3-foot paved shoulders, vertical curve deficiencies, and drainage improvements.
PA Air Quality: Does not include Clean Air Action Plan strategies, however the surfacing of the aggregate roadway will reduce foreign airborne bodies (dust), improving air quality.
PA Conservation: Does not apply
PA Environment: All storm structures are to be upgraded to meet 50-year storm capacity. Native plants will be incorporated along the right-of-way upon the completion of the project to help absorb the water runoff and slow the flow of rainwater.
PA Funding
CMAQ
STP/STBG
TAP/STP Set Aside
PA Travel Lane: False
PA Congestion Management Measures Selected:
Access Management:
Active Transportation
Highway
Land Use
Parking
Regulatory>
TDM
Transit
Transportation Operations and Management
PA CMT Description: Widening and upgrading an existing gravel roadway will allow for more efficient movement within the area.
PA SOV Capacity: Does not apply
PA Pre-application Statement: Changes made
PA Pre-application Statement Text: Not noted previously was the restoration of the project to the natural landscape after construction. We intend to preserve the right-of-way by planting native plants for green infrastructure benefits.
PA Pre-Application Staff Alignment:
PA Pre-Aplication Policy Concerns:

General Information

G1. TIP Number:
G2. State: Kansas
G3. Multiple agencies / jurisdictions? No
G4 Project contact: Lauren Anderson
G5 Purpose and need: Western Leavenworth County lacks an efficient means of travel from north to south. There already exists hard-paved corridors from Douglas and Johnson Counties into the City of Tonganoxie. Completion of the entire 6 miles of this project would complete the connection between these southern communities and the northern portion of Leavenworth to include the City of Easton.
 
G6. Origin and ending
  Route:
  From:
  To:
  Length (Miles): 		County Route 30 (235th Street)
Hollingsworth Road
County Route 8 (Dempsey Road)
2.00000
G7 Functional Classification: Major Collector
G8 Connected KC 2050 Decade? 2020
G9 Muli-Agency Plan? No
G10 Included in a CIP? Yes
The Board of County Commissioners approved a seven-year CIP plan that included construction of this first phase in 2023.
G11 Planning stage: Final Plan
G12 Reviewed by state DOT? No
G13 Right-of-Way acquisition: Not started
G14 ROW by local public agency process manual? Yes
G15 Other unique local goals and objectives? No
G16 Transportation Disadvantaged Population:
G17 Relevant Public Engagement:
G18 Planned Public Engagement:
G19 Sustainable Places Criteria: ----Active Transportation/Living----------- ----Connected Street Network----------- ----Green Infrastructure----------- ----Natural Resources Protection----------- ---------------- ------
G19.1 Describe PSP relationship: This project is the first phase of creating a connection between northern Leavenworth County and the communities south, including the City of Tonganoxie, Douglas County and Johnson County. Widening and shoulder addition will allow motor vehicles and bicyclist to both travel the county in a safer manner. Clear zone, outside of the paved shoulders, will be planted with native grasses to encourage natural habitats and water flow management.
G20 Implements Sustainable Places Initiatives? No
Not applicable
G21 Serves Regional Activity Center? Yes
Less-Intense and Less-Walkable Centers Upon completion of the entire 6 miles of this roadway improvement, the City of Easton and its surrounding community will be better connected to the southern, more developed, communities of Tonganoxie, Douglas County and Johnson County.
G22 Environmental justice tracts? No
G23 Reduces greenhouse gas emissions? No
G24 Natural Resource information: Use of native grasses along the right of way of this project corridor will return the project to the natural habitat that already exists.
G25 Community Links at Watershaed Scale:
G26 Explain local land use or comprehensive plans:
 

Project Financial Information

STP Federal amount: 1836100 
STP Match amount: 786900 
STP Year requested: 2023
Source of Local Match: Sales Tax Revenue
 
Explain:
 
Scope Change: Project will remain as is and County would increase matched funds
 
Cost by area:
Engineering: 0
Equipment Purchase: 0
Right-of-Way: 150000
Other: 0
Utility Adjustment/Relocation: 30000
Program Implementation/Construction (including Construction Engineering/Inspection): 2372000
Contingency: 71000
Total Estimated Project Cost: 2623000
 
Cost Breakdown by mode:
Highway: 80  %
Transit:   %
Bike: 20  %
Pedestrian:   %
Other:   %

Supporting Documents

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