New highway projects coming to western Kansas

(DODGE CITY, Kan.) — More major highway projects are coming to Kansas as part of the state's new 10-year transportation plan.

Thursday Governor Sam Brownback joined local and transportation officials in Dodge City to announce projects for western Kansas.

The projects include:

• Expand U.S. 50 to a four-lane expressway from Dodge City to Cimarron.
• Expand U.S. 54 to a four-lane expressway from Liberal 10 miles to the northeast in Seward County.
• Reconstruct U.S. 281 in Russell County
• Straighten curves on K-27 in Wallace County
• Improve shoulders on K-383 in Phillips and Norton Counties.

Earlier the governor announced projects for south central, southeast and north central Kansas. Click here to see all the projects announced so far.