- Highway 59 project in ‘good shape’ to finish on schedule
- April 2, 2008
- A wet winter slowed progress on construction of the new U.S. Highway 59, but the work pace will increase as the weather warms up, a spokesman for the Kansas Department of Transportation said.
- 6News video: Hwy 59 construction should finish on schedule
- April 1, 2008
- A wet winter slowed progress on construction of the new Highway 59 freeway in Franklin County, but a spokesman for the Kansas Department of Transportation says workers should catch up as the weather warms.
- Tragedy-tainted U.S. 59 work finished
- November 21, 2007
- The repaving of US. Highway 59 south of Lawrence — a project marred by a tragedy — came to an end Monday. Crews began the project in early September, working from south of the Lawrence city limits to the Franklin County line.
- 6News video: Highway 59 funds in jeopardy
- September 25, 2007
- Highway 59 is among projects that could be in jeopardy if federal highway funds are cut.
- Federal shortfall threatens U.S. 59
- Funding problem could cost Kansas up to $150M for road projects
- September 25, 2007
- A federal funding shortfall could jeopardize reconstruction of U.S. Highway 59 from Lawrence to Ottawa, and numerous other projects across Kansas, officials said Tuesday. State and federal officials sounded the alarm about a projected $4.3 billion shortfall in the federal highway fund that if not addressed could result in a cut of $130 million to $150 million to Kansas for road projects.
- Federal shortfall may jeopardize road projects
- September 25, 2007
- Officials on Monday set off alarms about a potential shortfall in federal highway funds, which could jeopardize projects in Kansas, such as the widening of U.S. Highway 59 between Lawrence and Ottawa.
- 6News video: The future of an improved Highway 59 could be up in the air
- September 24, 2007
- State officials are warning that a potential shortfall in federal highway funds could jeopardize several projects in Kansas - including a 240 million dollar project to reconstruct Highway 59.
- End of the road for ‘silent killer’
- Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction for new U.S. Highway 59
- June 21, 2007
- The end is in sight for a highway some call “the silent killer.” At a rural intersection three miles north of Ottawa, ground was broken Wednesday to mark the start of construction on a new U.S. Highway 59.
- 6News video: Deadly road finally gets much needed improvements
- June 20, 2007
- Safer travel between Lawrence and Ottawa is officially on the way as ground-breaking ceremony today kicked off construction of 18 new miles of road, that will eventually become Highway 59.
- U.S. 59 price tag climbs
- Douglas County leg of freeway project jumps $35 million
- August 16, 2006
- The price tag for building the new U.S. Highway 59 freeway through Douglas County is climbing, thanks primarily to increased fuel and construction costs, a representative of the Kansas Department of Transportation said.
- Four-way stop a go at Baldwin Junction
- August 8, 2006
- It’s a project that was rushed in the midst of the planning process, and state highway workers ran into difficulties again Monday at making the notorious Baldwin Junction 10 miles south of Lawrence a four-way stop.
- Baldwin Junction death prompts call for safer highways
- August 3, 2006
- Traffic engineers and the Kansas Highway Patrol have said the intersection at Baldwin Junction is safe.
- Baldwin Junction to become four-way stop
- Intersection has been site of fatal accidents
- July 11, 2006
- Baldwin City Administrator Jeff Dingman said he received word of the change from KDOT on Monday.
- Signs create hazard at intersection, motorist says
- June 6, 2006
- J.T. Schwalm has witnessed some hairy situations outside his office window near the junction of U.S. highways 59 and 56, about 10 miles south of Lawrence.
- 19-year-old dies from wreck injuries
- May 11, 2006
- The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Laura J. Miller, 19, Spring Hill, has died from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle accident April 29 at Baldwin Junction south of Lawrence.
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