The Kansas Department of Transportation has selected seven construction projects for funding through the Access Management Program, including one in the Manhattan area which has received a lot of attention. These projects, announced Wednesday morning, are scheduled for state fiscal year 2014, with a total estimated cost of $4.5 million.
Construction of westbound double left turn lanes are planned at U.S. 24/Tuttle Creek Boulevard and McCall Road. There are also plans in Pottawatomie County for Intersection Improvements at U.S. 24 and Flush Road lengthening the existing eastbound left turn lane on U.S. 24 and constructing an acceleration lane on westbound U.S. 24 for vehicles southbound on Flush Road making a right turn.
There have been several serious accidents in that location, including two fatal accidents in the past year.
