Kansas will not be tackling any road repairs over the next fiscal year. Gov. Mark Parkinson took the fight out of the highway program when he announced that all highway repair projects have been cancelled or postponed. Parkinson said the sacrifice was needed to avoid further cutbacks for schools, social services and public safety programs.
Among the $267 million worth of projects that will be eliminated are:
• The paving of two parts of I-435 ($6.4 million);
• The paving of U.S. 69 in Overland Park north from 159th Street to Blue Valley Parkway ($1.2 million);