The roughly half-mile stretch of S.E. 45th Street just south of Lake Shawnee will be transformed in 2021 from a two-lane road with open ditches on either side to a three-lane road with curbs and gutters, storm sewers and sidewalks on both sides.
Shawnee County Commissioners Bill Riphahn, Kevin Cook and Aaron Mays voted 3-0 Thursday to approve a budget of about $5.84 million to carry out the project along the 2,900-foot stretch of S.E. 45th between S.E. Berryton/West Edge Road and S.E. East Edge Road.
The county as part of the project will construct a single-lane roundabout at the point where S.E. 45th intersects with S.E. West Edge Road on the north and S.E. Berryton Road on the south, said public works director Curt Niehaus.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)