City of Topeka staff have created the proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for city-wide projects over the next 10 years. According to a City of Topeka spokeswoman, city staff created the 2025-2034 CIP and first presented it to the governing body for consideration at Tuesday’s Topeka City Council meeting. A CIP is a plan that helps make sure the city’s annual operating budget, capital improvement budget and long-term financial projections line up with the city’s strategic goals as well as its infrastructure needs. According to the city, a project can only be added to the CIP if it meets at least one of the following: Real property acquisition; Construction of new facilities and or addition to an existing city facility costing $50,000 or more; Public infrastructure projects; or Information technology projects costing $50,000 or more. Topeka Public Works proposed increasing funding for multiple street maintenance programs. It recommends increasing the pavement management program’s budget by more than $2 million a year. This is the program responsible for repairs to damage like potholes and pavement cracks. Crews will be working on road and stormwater improvements on Southwest 29th Street from Burlingame Road to Topeka Boulevard. The construction project is slated to take place in 2025. Another project along 29th Street is slated for 2025. Bridge improvements over Butcher Creek are planned on Southeast 29th Street from Kansas Avenue to Adams Street. A pavement rehabilitation project on Southwest Topeka Boulevard from 15th to 21st streets was originally scheduled for 2028, but has been moved up to 2025.
Source: KSNT 27 News
