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Section 14:Key Corridors

This section summarizes the findings and recommended strategies for each individual corridor that was analyzed as part of the 5-County Transportation Study. A description of each corridor is provided including existing roadway geometry, transit service, traffic conditions, key connections with other corridors, and the recommended strategies that would be implemented in the 2020 to 2040 timeframe.

Each corridor presents different transportation needs and opportunities. The strategies recommended for each corridor attempt to address those needs that make the most efficient use of funding that is likely to be available.

Figure 14-1 shows the corridors that were analyzed as part of the study.

While not one of the key corridors, a potential outer loop is a strategy that is tied to many of the corridors. This strategy was evaluated in the same manner as the key corridors using the 9 Desired Outcomes developed by the Stakeholder Advisory Panel and Working Groups. The results of this evaluation is also contained in this section.

Figure 14-1 Key Corridors Evaluated in Phase II of the 5-County Study

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The corridors that were analyzed are shown in Table 14-1 are discussed in detail on the pages noted.

Corridor Pages

I-35 65-68

I-70 69-72

I-435 East-West 73-75

I-435 North-South 77-79

I-635/I-35/US-69 81-83

US-24/40 85-86

US-56 87-89

K-5 91-92

K-7/US-73/US-169 93-96

K-10 97-100

K-68 101-103

K-92/M-92/I-29 105-106

175th St./199th St./223rd St. 107-109

Metcalf Avenue 111-113

Shawnee Mission Parkway 115-116

State Avenue 117-119

Western Johnson County North-South Arterial 121-122

Strategy Pages

Potential Outer Loop 123-126

Table 14-1: Key Corridors and Associated Pages