A Lansing road improvement project has been selected for a new Cost Share Program being offered by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

The project will pay for improvements to the intersection of Kansas 7 Highway and Eisenhower Road. Lansing Public Works Director Mike Spickelmier said city officials are looking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the intersection.

Spickelmier said the city of Lansing is the primary sponsor for the project. But Lansing and Leavenworth officials agreed to jointly submit the project.

(Read more: Leavenworth Times)