Welcome to route56.com
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: March 2021
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in highwaysHere are the projects that are being let at the March 2021 KDOT letting. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount. KDOT did not put out a press release with the awarded bids for the March letting, but did put out one for the April letting on May…
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KDOT Lettings: February 2021
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in highwaysIncluded in the February lettings are two major construction projects in south-central Kansas. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT in releases on March 10. The approved bids announced on March 10 will be noted in red.
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KLWN’s 70th Birthday
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in GeneralToday is the 70th Birthday of KLWN. During this morning’s broadcast, my name and this website was dropped. So, if you came here to see the history of KLWN, you can find it here.
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KDOT Lettings: January 2021
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in highwaysThe inauguration of President-elect Biden is not the only thing scheduled for January 20. It will also be the scheduled day for the monthly KDOT lettings. Included in the January lettings are several bridge replacements and signage upgrades, as well as a new roundabout in Kansas City. This post has been updated to reflect the…
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KDOT Lettings: December 2020
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in highwaysThere is a total of 30 projects in the December lettings, most of which are maintenance projects. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT on January 7, 2021 and February 5, 2021. The approved bids announced on January 7 will be noted in red.…
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Where there are snow and trains
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a train watching story on here, so I figure it was time to do so. My last trip train-watching was a productive afternoon on the first weekend of January. The only regret was the fact that I did not realize that KU had a game that afternoon (a…
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KDOT lettings: October 2020
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in highwaysThere are quite a few projects up for bids at the KDOT October letting, including a couple of reconstruction projects, plenty of overlays, and quite a few county bridge projects. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT in releases on November 5 and December…
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KDOT Lettings: November 2020
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in highwaysThe November highway lettings mainly consist of maintenance projects, along with a couple of bridge replacements. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT in a release on December 10. The approved bids announced on November 5 will be noted in red.
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KDOT Lettings: September, 2020
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in highwaysTime for the September lettings, and we’ve got a major project included. This post has been updated to reflect the approved bidders and the bid amount as announced by KDOT in a release on October 7 and November 5. The approved bids announced on October 7 will be noted in red. The approved bids announced…
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General Election 2020
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I share who I voted for of my own free will. No incentive or consideration has been made to share my voting selections. I made it out to the polling place for the 2020 general election at about 11:30. I was ballot number 181. President: I cannot stand Donald Trump. In 2016, I couldn’t vote…