The Kansas Department of Transportation will host a public information meeting Oct. 29 about plans for major changes to the west leg of Kansas Highway 10 South Lawrence Trafficway.

The long-term goal is to improve K-10 to the standards of a four-lane freeway from the Kansas Turnpike interchange west of Lawrence to the U.S. Highway 59 interchange to the south, offering a seamless connection between I-70 and Interstate 435 in the Kansas City area.

KDOT officials want to recommend a final plan for the project by early 2016.

Attendees at the Oct. 29 meeting may ask questions and learn about the potential changes.

The meeting, which is open house-style, will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Southwest Middle School cafeteria, 2511 Inverness Drive.

During a briefing in September with the Lawrence City Commission and the Douglas County Commission, KDOT officials said one option for the highway included cutting off access to the Farmers Turnpike and building a new exit further west to serve Lecompton. Another option included eliminating the connection between K-10 and Clinton Parkway.

Officials told commissioners at that meeting that it may be a number of years before KDOT has the funding for the changes.