The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a survey in Altamont the first week of December.

This is for shoulder improvements on U.S. 160, starting at the south junction with U.S. 169 and continuing east to Gartner Avenue in Altamont. Surveyors will gather information necessary for a detailed design of the proposed improvement. The length of the survey is 16.2 miles on the existing highway alignment. Weather permitting, the survey should be completed by April 2025.

Activities include the use of survey instruments on the ground to determine the locations of existing features within the corridor. A member of the survey crew will contact property owners or tenants for permission to enter private property. Anyone with questions can contact KDOT Public Information Officer Priscilla Petersen at (620) 902-6433.