Open House Meeting

151st Street (Quivira to Antioch)

Cities of Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas

Meeting Purpose

The purpose of today's meeting is to present the Preliminary Design for improvements to 151st Street between Quivira Road and Antioch Road with the public, and provide an opportunity for interested persons to discuss their concerns with representatives of the design team and to express their comments of support or concern for the project.

The meeting will provide the public an opportunity to talk one-on-one with the consulting engineers of HNTB, and the Cities of Overland Park and Olathe, regarding the details of the project and work schedules.

Members of the design team directly responsible for the project are:

City of Overland Park	City of Olathe	HNTB

Wayne Gudenkauf, P.E.	Shane Swope, P.E.	Rob Krewson, P.E.

Senior Civil Engineer	Project Manager	Project Engineer City of Overland Park	City of Olathe	HNTB	Corporation	Wayne.Gudenkauf@OPKansas.org	SSwope@OlatheKS.org	RKrewson@HNTB.com

Bill Ebel, P.E.	David Nolte, P.E.	Tom Rottinghaus

City Engineer	Sr. Project Manager	Project Manager

City of Overland Park	City of Olathe	HNTB Corporation

Project Background/Purpose:

151st Street between Quivira and Antioch has been identified by the Cities of Overland Park and Olathe as a corridor which will require improvements to safely accommodate future traffic needs in this growing area. 151st Street is designated on the Overland Park and Olathe Master Plans as a thoroughfare and conforms to the standard one mile spacing recommended for thoroughfare-level streets based on local and national planning experience. Thoroughfares provide mobility and are designated to carry large volumes of traffic across the community. Accordingly, they are constructed with at least four through-traffic lanes.

A Preliminary Engineering Study for this corridor was completed in March 2001. This study developed preliminary horizontal and vertical geometry as well as median break locations that have been used for planning purposes throughout the corridor. As indicated in the study, 151st Street from Quivira to Antioch will be reconstructed from a two lane roadway to a four lane arterial asphalt roadway with curb and gutters, raised median – with trees and grass, storm sewers, sidewalks, hike/bike path, and street lighting. The proposed street cross section depicted on Page 3 is consistent with the City standard for planned thoroughfares. A new traffic signal will also be constructed at the Switzer Road intersection.

The roadway design is scheduled for completion in late 2005 and the construction is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2006.

Project Issues:

The design and construction of improvements along 151st Street considers the following major issues:

Safety for the traveling public (including sight distance on hills), local property owners, and potential pedestrians in the vicinity of the work.

Maintaining traffic throughout construction.

Construction traffic control, detours (where needed), and access for local users.

Impacts to adjacent property.

Impacts to existing utilities.

Storm drainage and local flooding issues adjacent to the project.

Current and potential future traffic volumes and capacity requirements.

Construction schedule.

Construction cost.

Other specific public concerns and issues.

Project Schedule:

Concept Plans: August 2004

Preliminary Plans: February 2005

Identify and acquire Right-of-Way and Easements: March 2005 – September 2005

Complete final design plans: November 2005

Utility relocations: March 2005 - September 2005

Award project for construction: January 2006

Construct the project: March 2006- November 2007

Funding

This project will be partially funded with Federal Funds as allocated by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The remaining funding will be shared between the Cities of Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas with possible partial funding through the Johnson County CARS (County Assistance Road System) program.

Right of Way Acquisition

To permit the construction of the street improvements, additional right-of-way and easements may be required. To ensure that the design can be constructed, the Cities have identified that a minimum of 120 feet of right-of-way (60 feet each side of the section line) be dedicated along this corridor. The Cities will retain the services of real estate appraisers and analysts to appraise any additional right-of-way and easements required for this project.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE OPEN HOUSE MEETING

Public involvement is an integral part of the project development process on projects such as this. Public involvement requires coordination involving the exchange of information with the public and the City. Your involvement here today is a result of the City's desire to solicit the ideas and thoughts of individuals, groups, and communities on this proposed improvement.

At Public meetings such as this, we will give you an opportunity to comment, ask questions, and offer suggestions on the design of the improvement. If you so desire, you may also submit written statements or comments concerning the proposed project. These statements may be presented to us today in written form, or they may be sent by e-mail or mailed to Mr. Wayne Gudenkauf, P.E., City of Overland Park, 8500 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas 66212-2866, but should be postmarked within fifteen (15) working days following the meeting today, or no later than April 21, 2005.

We want to thank you for taking time to come to this meeting and earnestly hope that you will give full participation by discussing your ideas, so that the individuals making the decisions will have the benefit of your thinking. We also hope you learned more about the project and had your questions answered.

Cities of Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas

Anyone wishing to make written comments may use the return mailer included in this brochure.

Thank you for attending the Public Informational Meeting. We would appreciate any questions or comments you may have regarding this improvement.

Rob Krewson, P.E.	Wayne Gudenkauf, P.E.	Shane Swope, P.E.

Project Engineer	Project Manager	Project Manager

HNTB Corporation	City of Overland Park	City of Olathe

CITIZEN COMMENT FORM

OPEN HOUSE MEETING

6:00 p.m., March 31, 2005

151st Street ( Quivira to Antioch

Individual citizens or community groups and organizations are encouraged to submit written comments regarding the project discussed at the public hearing.

You may make your comments on this form and leave it with City personnel at the meeting, or mail it within 15 working days to the address on the reverse side.

I support the project as presented.

I support the project with the exceptions noted below.

I do not support the project.

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City of Overland Park – Public Works

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Overland Park, Kansas 66212-2866

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Joe Archer

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