CHANUTE — Repairs to Chanute’s 21st Street overpass spanning U.S. 169 has begun this week. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the highway will be reduced to one lane within…

Motorists traveling south of Allen County could encounter construction on U.S. 169 as the state builds a passing lane in Neosho County.   The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to construct passing lanes on…

Allen County Road and Bridge Director Mark Griffith and the Kansas Department of Transportation said U.S. 169 near Chanute, which has been closed to traffic for reconstruction, is slated to reopen late Wednesday afternoon.

A highway improvement project between Humboldt and Chanute could cause a bit of a traffic headache for local industries and businesses, but it shouldn’t take too long, county commissioners learned. In highway construction terms, that…

CHANUTE — Crews are reopening a five-mile stretch of U.S. 169 today, from Chanute to near Earlton, the Kansas Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The highway reopening marks the end of the first phase of…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has reopened U.S. 169 from Maryland Road at Welda north to the south U.S. 169/U.S. 59 junction. This section has been closed for reconstruction since spring 2020. Expect intermittent…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin concrete patching on U.S. 169 in Allen County south of Humboldt on Monday, weather permitting. The work will take place just north of the Neosho-Allen county line.…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to close about four miles of U.S. 169 in Anderson County Wednesday between Welda and the U.S. 169/U.S. 59 junction. Motorists will be diverted east to Moran, then…

Less than a month after Allen County commissioners opted to contribute more to a cost sharing program with the Kansas Department of Transportation, it seems the strategy is already paying off.  On Tuesday, KDOT announced…

A year after a seven-mile highway replacement project began on U.S. 169 between Iola and Chanute, motorists can drive a few miles on fresh, smooth pavement.  The potholes and cracks, so common and frustrating to…