United States Department of Transportation
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Case Study: K-177 Modernization Project
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2014-01-01
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Abstract:The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) selected K-177 from Council Grove to I70 as a modernization project with a set construction budget of $25 million (FY 2017), but construction costs to completely reconstruct this 22.9-mile corridor were estimated to be $67 million. As a result, KDOT conducted extensive modeling of current and projected operations and safety, which allowed them to select a project scope that achieves the performance objectives of a modernization project within the given budget constraints. The selected scope is projected to operate at a Level of Service B for its design life, increase passing opportunities on the project corridor by 14 percent, and result in a projected 13 percent decrease in the expected number of crashes compared to no-build conditions. In addition to engineering analysis, KDOT assembled a representative group of stakeholders from local communities to provide feedback regarding the selection of proposed improvements. Project construction letting is scheduled for March 2017.
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