The K-61 Enhancement Project Community Advisory Group will meet Thursday, March 14 from 1:00 - 4:00
p.m. at the Kansas Sampler Center located at 978 Arapaho Road, Inman. The media and the public are
welcome to observe the meeting, however seating is limited.
The Advisory Group, comprised of community leaders from Hutchinson, McPherson, and Inman as well as
Reno and McPherson Counties, offers opinions on the K-61 highway enhancement project to the Kansas
Department of Transportation (KDOT) and its consultants Wilson and Company, HNTB Corporation, and
Professional Engineering Consultants. It takes no formal votes, nor does it expend public funds.
The meeting agenda includes: A review of area socio-economic and travel related trends, a presentation
on the environmental approval process, a discussion of right of way procedures, and a review of some
preliminary corridor concepts. The K-61 Corridor Location Design Concept Study was selected as one
of KDOT's System Enhancement Program projects. The study examines feasible locations for a four-lane
highway, and including the potential for upgrading the existing two-lane roadway to four-lanes. This
study will result in the selection of a preferred corridor and the completion of the environmental
documentation for the project.
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