Sedgwick County commissioners have approved a funding agreement with Park City and Valley Center to make road and drainage improvements that will benefit a planned new Amazon distribution center. The project will reconstruct 77th Street North from the Big Ditch to I-135, with plans for a truck roundabout and other improvements to help what is expected to be a large increase in truck traffic in the area. The Amazon center will be around 1 million square feet and it will employ around 500 workers. County public works director Jim Weber said the total cost of the road project will be $6.3 million. He said Park City and Valley Center have obtained an economic development grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation that will fund $3.5 million. Sedgwick County, Park City and Valley Center will split the remaining cost, with each paying around $936,000. Sedgwick County will provide in-kind services and cash for its share of the project.
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
