Source: http://kslegislature.org/li_2018/b2017_18/statute/068_000_0000_chapter/068_023_0000_article/068_023_0001_section/068_023_0001_k/
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 08:58:20+00:00

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(9) Commencing in the vicinity of the intersection of the city limits of the city of Lawrence in Douglas county and state highway 10; thence in an easterly direction, within a corridor including and generally delineated by state highway 10, to the vicinity of the intersection of interstate highway 35 and U.S. highways 50 and 56 in the city of Merriam in Johnson county.
(3) the reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of state highways, whether or not such highways are within the corridors designated in subsection (a). Such reconstruction, improvement and maintenance shall be according to need as determined by priorities assigned to such state highways by the secretary of transportation in accordance with established standards and criteria.
The allocation and programming of funds within the state system in each fiscal year shall be according to need, as determined by a schedule of priorities assigned to segments of the existing highways which generally delineate the corridors of said state system of express highways and freeways. The secretary of transportation shall determine the length of each such segment in establishing said priorities, and the schedule of priorities shall be updated every four years on the basis of current criteria at that time. Immediately after the effective date of this act, the secretary of transportation shall evaluate the schedule of priorities and, where necessary, reestablish such schedule in accordance with the following standards and criteria: Except where it is specifically provided by law that any of the highways to be constructed within the corridors designated in subsection (a) shall be constructed so as to include multiple lanes in each direction on roadways separated by a median, barrier or other center division, all highways constructed within the state system of modern express highways and freeways after the effective date of this act may be constructed either with multiple lanes in each direction on roadways separated by a median, barrier or other center division or may be constructed with two lanes on a single roadway. Whenever the secretary of transportation deems it necessary and appropriate for the safety of vehicular traffic, such highways shall be designed and constructed to include controlled access, passing lanes, expanded shoulder width, long-sight distances, grade separations at intersections with other roads and highways and railroads. Nothing herein shall be construed as abrogating, limiting or otherwise affecting the construction of any highway for which bids for the construction thereof have been solicited and received prior to the effective date of this act, nor shall the foregoing be construed as precluding the secretary of transportation, whenever the secretary deems it feasible and appropriate, from acquiring right-of-way sufficient to accommodate the eventual construction of multiple-lane divided highways within any corridor designated in subsection (a).
(c) In constructing or reconstructing the state system of modern express highways and freeways established in this section, the secretary shall evaluate from time to time the feasibility of designating a portion or portions of any of the modern express highways and freeways within the system as a toll road. If the secretary shall determine that the designation of any such portion as a toll road is feasible, based on the projected traffic, engineering, cost and financing of the proposed toll road and a determination that adequate public funds for construction of such toll road are not available and that the construction of such toll road can be financed entirely through proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant to this act, the secretary shall submit to the legislature a recommendation that such portion be constructed as a toll road. The recommendation, together with any supporting information deemed necessary by the secretary, may be submitted with or as a part of the annual report required of the secretary in K.S.A. 68-2315. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as abrogating, limiting or otherwise affecting any obligations or duties imposed upon the secretary of transportation under this section with respect to the construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of the state system of modern express highways and freeways, including without limitation location studies, engineering, right-of-way acquisition and public hearings, nor shall it affect in any way the allocation, programming or priority of funds therefor.
History: L. 1969, ch. 462, § 18; L. 1972, ch. 252, § 12; L. 1974, ch. 276, § 8; L. 1975, ch. 357, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, §226; L. 1979, ch. 323, § 8; L. 1989, ch. 209, § 30; July 1.

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