Focus Area: Infrastructure (Engineering)
Staff Contact: Mary Jaeger / Nate Baldwin
Subject: Report on the Status of the Santa Fe, Ridgeview to Mur-Len, Improvements Project, PN 3-C-025-18.
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Item Description:
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Report on the Status of the Santa Fe, Ridgeview to Mur-Len, Improvements Project, PN 3-C-025-18.
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Summary:
This project will improve Santa Fe from Ridgeview Road to Mur-Len Road. Improvements will include a reconstructed interchange at I-35, new bridges, pavement widening/reconstruction, roadway realignments/extensions, access control, signal installation, median construction, streetlights, sidewalks, and all other work necessary to complete the project. As part of the project, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will add auxiliary lanes to I-35 from Santa Fe to 119th Street, pavement reconstruction along I-35 and widening of the Old 56 Bridge over I-35 to accommodate 2 lanes.
The project is currently in the Land Acquisition phase. The City of Olathe has purchased four properties to date, with negotiations for additional property purchases ongoing. Acquisitions for needed right-of-way and easements has also begun. It is anticipated that land acquisition will be complete by the end of 2025.
Following the property purchases, assessments will be completed to determine any environmental mitigation that needs to be completed prior to demolition. This will be an ongoing process and will be completed as properties are acquired. Environmental mitigation and building demolition are also anticipated to be completed by the end of 2025.
Staff is continuing to work with utility companies as designs move forward with necessary relocations. The utilities are anticipated to start relocating in early 2026 and will continue work through mid-to-late 2027.
Construction for the work being completed by KDOT is tentatively scheduled to begin in late 2026. The interchange and Santa Fe corridor work being completed by the City of Olathe is tentatively scheduled to begin in late 2027.
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Financial Impact:
Funding for the Santa Fe, Ridgeview to Mur-Len, Improvements Project includes:
GO Bonds $ 40,000,000
KDOT (State) $ 65,211,939
KDOT (Federal) $ 94,065,799
Total $199,277,737
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Action Needed:
No action requested at this time.
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Attachment(s):
A. Project Location Map
B. Project Fact Sheet