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Officials explore tolls to help fund expansion of 69 Highway in Overland Park

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Officials explore tolls to help fund expansion of 69 Highway in Overland Park
Officials explore tolls to help fund expansion of 69 Highway in Overland Park

There's an ongoing study to a third lane on both north and southbound U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park which would include a single toll lane in each direction.

IT'S THE MOSTCONGESTED FOUR LANEHIGHWAY IN THE STATE OFKANSAS.KANSAS TRANSPORTATIONSECRETARY JULIE LOREGIVES U-S HIGHWAY 69 AN"F" FOR THE OVERLANDPARK SECTION INPARTICULAR.IN HIS STATE OF THE CITYADDRESS TODAY - MAYORCARL GERLACH SAIDEXPANDING THE HIGHWAYIS HIS TOP PRIORITY.THE IDEA IS TO ADD ATHIRD LANE IN EACHDIRECTION BETWEEN103RD AND 151STSTREETS.DRIVERS CAN CHOOSE TOPAY A TOLL TO MOVEFASTER IN THE TOLL LANEOR RIDE THE OTHER TWOLANES FOR FREE.TOLLS WOULD VARY.THE HEAVIER THE TRAFFIC-- THE HIGHER THE TOLLCOST.MAYOR CARLGERLACH/OVERLAND PARK, KS"we all get it.

It's our toppriority for usand for you."JULIE LORENZ/KANSASTRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTSECRETARY"it's about having a choice astowhether you want to get intothis thirdlane that should remainrelativelyfree flowing and that's why wewoulhave variable pricing."THE TOTAL ESTIMATEDCOST OF THE PROJECT IS$300-MILLION DOLLARS.A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON

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