TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The bidding took place Aug. 21, 2019, in Topeka.

Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

The work will include two projects in Rice County. The first is along K-14 from the north city limits of Lyons north, to the Rice/Ellsworth county line. That will include milling and overlay for 11.3 miles. APAC-Kansas Inc. and Shears Division of Hutchinson will do the work at a cost of $1,877,091.

The other project in Rice County is along U.S. 56, from the Lyons east city limits east, to the McPherson/Rice county line. This will also include milling and overlay work for 14.5 miles. APAC-Kansas Inc. and Shears Division of Hutchinson will do the work on this project as well. The cost will be $1,935,248.