Topeka’s Polk-Quincy viaduct redesign plan called ’a win-win’

Creating a six-lane freeway on Interstate 70 from MacVicar to 4th Street in downtown Topeka is one of 40 highway expansion projects Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation announced Thursday. Kelly, KDOT secretary Julie Lorenz and Sen. Carolyn McGinn revealed the projects as part of the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, a 10-year engineering initiative approved in March by the Kansas Legislature. The IKE program will target major highway projects for modernization and expansion every two years rather than once every decade under previous programs. “Working alongside local officials and stakeholders through the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, we can build a transportation future for Kansans that meets the needs of our communities, helps grow our economy and creates jobs,” Kelly said.
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