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KDOT March low bids
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The Kansas Department of Transportation today announced approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting was held March 16, in Topeka.
District One - Northeast
Atchison –County road 3 miles south of Arrington, grading, bridge and surfacing, 0.2 mile, Reece Construction Co., Inc., Scandia, $261,745.62.
District – Various locations in District One, signing, 348 miles, Fulsom Brothers, Inc., Cedar Vale, $312,374.35.
Jackson-Pottawatomie – K-16 from the west Jackson County line east to U.S. 75; south junction of K-63/K-16 east to the Pottawatomie-Jackson county line, milling and overlay, 21.5 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction, Inc., Topeka, $1,879,498.37.
Johnson – Slope and curb on I-35 in Johnson County, curb and gutter replacement, Julius Kaaz Construction Co., Inc., Leavenworth, $169,564.15.
Leavenworth – County road 2.1 miles east and 3 miles north of Tonganoxie, grading, bridge and surfacing, 0.2 mile, King Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries, Hesston, $2,375,240.50.
Nemaha – K-178 bridge 3.1 miles north of U.S. 36, bridge repair, 0.1 mile, PCI Roads LLC, Saint Michael, Minn.,  $120,562.45.
District Two – Northcentral
Jewell – K-28 bridge 3 miles east of the south junction K-14, bridge repair, Bridges, Inc., Newton, $144,368.
Republic – K-148 culvert 7.5 miles east of U.S. 81, culvert construction, Klaver Construction Company, Inc. and Subsidiary, Kingman, $192,252.58.
District Three – Northwest
Decatur – Asphalt seal on U.S. 83 in Decatur County, 12.4 miles, Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, Mo., $355,097.70.
Ellis – Asphalt seal on U.S. 183 in Ellis County, 11.4 miles, Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, Mo., $269,878.
Osborne – U.S. 24 in Osborne County, milling and overlay, 3.9 miles, APAC Kansas, Inc., Shears Division, Hutchinson, $1,041,939.53.
Phillips – U.S. 36 bridge 1.4 miles east of the east junction of U.S. 183, bridge repair, King Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries, Hesston, $135,668.50.
Rooks – U.S. 183 from the end of the concrete in Stockton north to the Phillips-Rooks county line, milling and overlay, 8.5 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $1,210,692.35.
Rooks – Asphalt seal on U.S. 24 in Rooks County, 18.3 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $10,600.
Rooks – U.S. 183 KDOT mixing strip 2.5 miles south of Stockton, stockpile bituminous material, Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, Mo., $498,753.47.
Russell – U.S. 281 west of Fork Wolf Creek Bridge, 0.2 mile west of Waldo, bridge replacement, L&M Contractors, Inc., Great Bend, $634,645.28.
Sheridan-Decatur – U.S. 83 in Sheridan County beginning at the K-383 junction then north 0.7 mile to the Sheridan-Decatur county line; U.S. 83 in Decatur County beginning at the Sheridan-Decatur county line then north 9 miles, milling and overlay, 9.7 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $1,727,495.26.
Thomas – K-25, 1,090 feet north of College Drive to Fourth Street in Colby, surfacing, 1 mile, McCormick Excavation & Paving, LLC, Stratton, Colo., $265,742.68.
Trego – U.S. 283 in Trego County, seal, 22 miles, Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, Mo., $617,226.75.
District Four – Southeast
Allen-Greenwood-Woodson – U.S. 54 in Allen County beginning at the Allen-Woodson county line then east to the west city limits of Iola; U.S. 54 in Woodson County beginning at the east city limits of Yates Center then east to the Allen-Woodson county line; U.S. 54 in Greenwood County beginning at the east city limits of Eureka then east to the east K-99 junction, crack repair, 23.1 miles, Huff Sealing Corporation, Albion, Ill., $72,870.10.
Coffey – U.S. 75, milling and overlay at various locations, 15.3 miles, Bettis Asphalt and Construction, Inc., $1,697,588.74.
Crawford – K-146 bridge east of Walnut, bridge replacement, Beachner Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiary, St. Paul, $263,907.40.
Labette – K-101 culvert 1.3 miles north of Bridge No. 50, culvert construction, Beachner Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiary, St. Paul, $524,177.65.
District Five – Southcentral
Barber – U.S. 160 bridge 11.1 miles east of the Barber-Comanche county line, bridge replacement, King Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries, Hesston, $990,190.69.
Barton – Bituminous seal project on U.S. 281 in Barton County, 11.1 miles, Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, Mo., $311,517.09.
Edwards – U.S. 50 Arkansas River Bridge 1 mile east of Kinsley, bridge replacement, King Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries, Hesston, $3,576,323.97.
Edwards – U.S. 50 in Edwards County, milling and overlay, 22.7 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, $2,089,308.72.
Harper – Culverts on K-179, 4 and 4.3 miles north of the Kansas-Oklahoma state line, culvert construction, Klaver Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiary, Kingman, $358,000.90.
Sumner – U.S. 81 Ninnescah River drainage bridge, 3.5 miles south of the Sedgwick-Sumner county line, bridge replacement, King Construction Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries, Hesston, $872,573,58.
District Six – Southwest
Finney-Scott – U.S. 83 in Finney County beginning at the end of the concrete pavement at the north U.S. 50 junction then north to the Finney-Scott county line; U.S. 83 in Scott county beginning at the Finney-Scott county line then  north to the north city limits of Scott City, seal, 32.7 miles, Huff Sealing Corporation, Albion, Ill., $217,521.02.
Gray-Haskell – K-144 in Gray County beginning at the Haskell-Gray county line then east to the U.S. 56 junction; K-144 in Haskell County beginning at the junction U.S. 83 and U.S. 160 then east to the Haskell-Gray county line, seal, 16.8 miles, Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, Mo., $375,797.85.