City to consider Vandenburg Ave grant

The City has considered application for a Surface Transportation grant from KDOT to reconstruct Vandenburg Ave. Surface Transportation grants are for major arterial roads within a city, and do not have to be a state or federal highway. The project which is well over $2 million, would be 80% paid by the State if the grant is awarded. The State likes to "spread with wealth" with STP grants, and Wellington has not been the recipient of one since the mid 1990s when Woodlawn Ave was reconstructed from 16th to Harvey. Hopes are high that the grant will be awarded.