The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Aug. 17, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Area bids approved include:

District Five — South Central

Barton — 281 5 KA 6605 01   U.S. 281, from the north U.S. 281/K 4 junction north to the Barton/Russell county line, milling and overlay, 11.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $3,384,231.00.

Edwards — 56 24 KA 6604 01   U.S. 56, from the north Kinsley city limits east to the Edwards/Pawnee county line, milling and overlay, 6.6 miles, 11.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $2,067,678.25.

Pawnee — 56 73 KA 6602 01   U.S. 56, from the Edwards/Pawnee county line east to the south Larned city limits, and from the east Larned city limits east to the west Pawnee Rock city limits (Pawnee/Barton county line), milling and overlay, 24.3 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $6,652,017.55.

Sedgwick — 254 87 KA 6601 01   K 254, from the east edge of wearing surface of the Hydraulic Avenue Bridge east to the Sedgwick/Butler county line, milling and overlay, 9.9 miles, Cornejo & Sons LLC, Wichita, $6,026,867.33.

Statewide — 106 KA 6267 01 – Routes K 156, K 264, U.S. 183, U.S. 56, K 19, K 19S and K 219 in the counties of Pawnee, Stafford, Barton, Edwards, Hodgeman and Rush, signing, CC & I Engineering Inc./ OBA Compass Consultants, Perham, Minn., $444,006.24.

District Six — Southwest

Ford — 400 29 KA 6534 01   Bridge #077, located 8 miles east of the Gray/Ford county line, bridge repair, PBX Corporation & Subsidiary, Sapulpa, Okla., $44,815.44.

Lane — 96 51 KA 6607 01   K 96, from the Scott/Lane county line east to the west Dighton city limits, milling and overlay, shoulders, 11.4 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $4,692,762.60.

Lane — 4 51 KA 6612 01   K 4, from the Scott/Lane county line east to the east K 23/K 4 junction, milling and overlay, 11.9 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $3,100,080.90.

Ness — 283 68 KA 6608 01   U.S. 283, from the north city limits of Ness City north to the Ness/Trego county line, overlay, 16.5 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $4,805,968.80.

Ness — 96 68 KA 6609 01   K 96, from the east city limits of Ness City east to the Ness/Rush county line, milling and overlay, shoulders, 16.9 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $7,244,157.95.

Ness — 4 68 KA 6610 01   K 4, from the K 4/U.S. 283 junction east to the Ness/Rush county line (excluding the city of Brownell), milling and overlay, 16.7 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $3,209,425.70.

Scott — 96 86 KA 6606 01   K 96, from the east city limits of Scott City east to the Scott/Lane county line, milling and overlay, shoulders, 11.5 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $4,719,584.85

Scott — 4 86 KA 6611 01   K 4, from the K 4/U.S. 83 junction east to the Scott/Lane county line, milling and overlay, 11.9 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $3,040,450.30