Open house planned March 25 on K-7 improvements

The Kansas Department of Transportation is holding an informational public open house to present and discuss intersection improvement strategies along a portion of K-7 from Gilman Road in Leavenworth County south to Parallel Parkway in Wyandotte County.

The public is invited to attend the open house style meeting between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Lansing Community Center, City Hall basement, Lansing, Kan.

The Kansas Department of Transportation, the cities of Basehor, Lansing and Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., are working together to develop intersection improvement strategies for the K-7 corridor from Gilman Road (Leavenworth County) south to Parallel Parkway (Wyandotte County). The intent of this corridor study effort is to improve traveler safety and traffic flow along the K-7 corridor, a KDOT spokesman said.

At the open house, KDOT and the consulting team will provide background information on this study effort as well as discuss the strategies that are being analyzed. Intersection improvement strategies will be on display and KDOT and consultant staff members will be on hand to discuss and answer questions. There will be no formal presentations.

Persons with questions or who will require special assistance at the open house, may contact Kimberly Qualls, KDOT public affairs manager, at 785-296-0192 at least five days in advance of the public open house.