The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place July 23, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Local bids are: Barton ‑ U.S. 56, from the east city limits of Great Bend to the east city limits of Ellinwood, crack repair, 9.1 miles, Pavement Pros LLC, Mcpherson, $134,311.13; Pawnee ‑ K‑156, from the Hodgeman/Pawnee county line east to the U.S. 183/K‑156 junction; and U.S. 183, from the U.S. 183/K‑156 junction north to the Rush/Pawnee county line, crack repair, 25.3 miles, Pavement Pros LLC, McPherson, $172,020.89; Rice ‑ K‑14, from the north city limits of Lyons north to the Rice/Ellsworth county line, crack repair, 11.0 miles, Pavement Pros LLC, McPherson, $62,459.07. Pratt – U.S. 54, from the U.S. 54/K 61 junction east to the Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP); K 61, from the U.S. 54/K 61 junction north to 4-lane transition; U.S. 281, from the Barber/Pratt County line north to the south city limits of Pratt; and U.S. 281, from the north city limits of Pratt north to the north city limits of Iuka, crack repair, 22.3 miles, Pavement Pros LLC, McPherson, Kansas, $205,634.18.