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Welcome to my anchor point on the web. For over 20 years, I have shared various subjects regarding highway, railways, local radio, and more.
I chose the name “route56” in honor of the green and white variant of the US Highway shield that the Kansas Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency used specifically to mark US 56 from the designation of US 56 in 1956 until KDOT elected to adopt the standard black-and-white design in the mid-1980s
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Latest Blog Posts
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KDOT Lettings: October 2023
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in LettingsAwarded Bids announced on November 6 are highlighted in redAwarded Bids announced on November 30 are highlighted in blue Federal-Aid 23 TE 0500-01: Sidewalk improvements in Lecompton Julius Kaaz Construction Co. Inc., Leavenworth, $1,219,680.50. 18-99 KA 7088-01/18-81 KA 7043-01: 1-inch milling and 1.5-inch HMA overlay on K-18 from K-177 to K-99 in Riley and Wabunsee…
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KDOT Lettings: September 2023
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in LettingsAwarded bids announced on September 29 are highlighted in red. Awarded bids announced on November 6 are highlighted in blue. Federal-Aid 23 TE 0496-01: Pedestrian & bicycle paths along 11th Street from High Street to Ames Street, High Street from 2nd Street to 4th Street, and 2nd Street from Fremont Street to US 56 all…
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KDOT Lettings: August 2023
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in LettingsApproved bids announced on September 6 are highlighted in red.Approved bids announced on September 29 are highlighted in blue. Federal-Aid: 16-44 KA 7042-01: 1-inch milling and 2-inch HMA overlay on K-16/K-92 from US 59 south of Oskaloosa to the east junction of K-16 and K-92 in McLouth. Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, $1,876,751.08. 35-56…
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KDOT Lettings, July 2023
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in LettingsThere are 23 projects up for bids on July 19. Awarded bids announced on August 3 are highlighted in red. Awarded bids announced on September 6 are highlighted in blue Federal-Aid: 46 N 0703-01: Sidewalk improvements on Center Street between Shawnee and McKinley Streets in Gardner. Primetime Contracting Corp., Riverside, Missouri, $199,634.00. 470-89 KA 5766-01:…
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KDOT Lettings: June 2023
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in LettingsThere are only 12 projects up for letting in June. The biggest one happens to be the lead-off project. Approved bids announced on June 29 are highlighted in red. Federal-Aid 24-44 KA 3542-01/24-89 KA 3236-01: Full-depth reconstruction of US 24 from Topeka Boulevard to Grantville in Shawnee and Jefferson Counties. Koss Construction, Topeka, $64,410,372.73. 70-91…
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KDOT Lettings: May 2023
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in LettingsThere are 22 projects up for letting on May 24, and we lead off with a South Lawrence Trafficway related project. Awarded bids announced on June 7 are highlighted in red. Awarded bids announced on June 29 are highlighted in blue. Federal-Aid: 40-23 KA 2841-02: Reconstruct the existing SLT/6th Street (US 40) interchange as a…
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KDOT Lettings: April 2023
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in LettingsThere are 17 projects up for bidding on April 19. Awarded bids announced on May 5 are highlighted in red. Awarded bids announced on June 7 are highlighted in blue. Federal-Aid: 73-03 KA 3889-01: Replace bridge #014 over the Walnut Creek Drainage 4.55 miles northwest of the Thomas Road (former K-74) intersection. One-lane traffic through…
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Four in a row
The BNSF Emporia Subdivision can be a busy place, but this afternoon At Ridgeton, I managed to catch four trains with only a few minutes between them.
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KDOT Lettings: March 2023
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in highwaysThere are 17 projects up for bidding on March 22. Approved bids announced on April 4 are highlighted in red. The approved bid announced on May 5 is highlighted in blue.
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KDOT Lettings, February 2023
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in highwaysThere are only 11 projects up for bids on February 15. Approved Bids announced on February 27 are highlighted in red. Approved Bids announced on April 4 are highlighted in blue.