Davids Celebrates Her Federal Investment to Replace Wastewater Systems Needed for US-69 Expansion

Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited a portion of Highway US-69 in Johnson County to celebrate her successful funding request to relocate or modify sanitary sewers along the busy roadway. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has deemed this project necessary to properly modernize and expand Highway US-69, ensuring safer streets and less congestion.

The project, which will benefit from $1.5 million in federal support, is part of 15 Davids-secured projects to purchase new law enforcement training vehicles, modernize roads and bridges, improve water access during extreme weather, and more. Additional information on each project can be found here.

“Modernizing US-69 has been a priority since my predecessor's predecessor, and these new investments for Johnson County’s wastewater systems will ensure the project can be completed efficiently, decreasing congestion and increasing safety,” said Davids. “I’m grateful to have worked with our local officials to request targeted investments in our infrastructure that make our communities safer, more efficient, and better equipped to handle expected growth and future tourism."

Davids’ successful project request for Johnson County Wastewater will be used to relocate, adjust, modify, and protect some sanitary sewers along Highway US-69 from W. 103rd Street to W. 151st Street and the W. 167th Street interchange. The project is necessary for the US-69 Express expansion, which is partially funded by the Davids-supported bipartisan infrastructure law, will address safety and congestion issues that have been identified for the past 25 years. Davids previously helped break ground on the project and worked a “Sharice’s Shift” to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law’s impact.

"I'm thankful to Rep. Davids for securing $1.5M in federal funding to support our expert Johnson County Wastewater team and its partners in their work to relocate, modify and protect our crucial wastewater treatment infrastructure as part of the Highway US-69 project,” said Mike Kelly, Chairman, Johnson County Board of Commissioners. “Rep. Davids' advocacy greatly reduces the direct financial impact of this crucial infrastructure project to Johnson County taxpayers. This partnership is an example of what's possible when all levels of government work together - we cut costs and improve services for residents."

Each of the 15 Davids-requested projects were submitted in tandem with local officials and selected for their potential to improve health and safety in the community, bring economic opportunity to the Third District, and tackle climate change. Appropriations requests are subject to strict transparency and accountability rules, which can be found here.