A three way partnership between two Wichita, Kansas-based common contractors just lately received the biggest development contract in Kansas DOT historical past.
The Kansas DOT awarded a $287.97 million contract for the reconstruction of U.S. 54 and Okay-96 in Sedgwick and Butler counties, based on a state information launch. The award is the biggest challenge Kansas DOT has allotted to development by way of greenback quantity, based on the discharge.
“This challenge represents a continued funding within the Kellogg hall,” Nick Squires, Kansas DOT District 5 engineer, stated within the launch. “Increasing U.S. 54 to 6 lanes and including trendy interchanges will enhance visitors move and help long-term mobility within the area.”
Kansas DOT awarded the contract to Dondlinger Wildcat EKC1, a three way partnership between Wichita, Kansas-based common contractors Dodlinger & Sons Development and Wildcat Development. The pair of contractors have teamed up prior to now on different initiatives, together with the biological nutrient removal improvements project on the wastewater remedy plant in Wichita, based on a Dodlinger LinkedIn put up.
The award covers the reconstruction and growth of about two miles of U.S. 54 to a six-lane hall. The Dodlinger Wildcat EKC1 JV will then reconstruct about one mile of Okay-96 north of U.S. 54, based on the discharge.
The challenge’s scope additionally features a complete of 26 bridge replacements, together with the U.S. 54 interchanges at Okay-96, 143rd and 159th streets. Plans additionally name for 32 new retaining partitions and several other two-lane frontage roads to assist help native enterprise entry, based on the Kansas DOT.
The challenge types a part of Kansas DOT’s Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, a 10-year, $10 billion program to replace Kansas’ transportation system. The Dodlinger Wildcat EKC1 JV expects to start development in spring 2026.
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