Project Overview

KDOT delivered the transportation infrastructure improvements necessary to support the Panasonic Energy Co. electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in De Soto.

The infrastructure improvements, completed in 2024, included updating just over 4 miles of the current two-lane asphalt road to a new divided 4-lane roadway with curb & gutter, bike lanes, sidewalks and lighting.

The work generally occurred along the existing footprint of 103rd Street between Evening Star Road and the Lexington Avenue/K-10 interchange, and about one half mile of Astra Parkway (formerly Main Avenue) south from 103rd Street.

Project Delivery

KDOT used a two-step process to select the team for design and construction: Step 1 – Qualifications-Based Short-listing and Step 2 – Determination of the Best Value Proposer. KDOT evaluated different delivery methods and selected Progressive Design-Build (PDB) as the preferred approach to procure and deliver the De Soto Local Road Improvements Project. This project was KDOT’s first successful PDB project.

Project Funding

These improvements were funded, in part, through KDOT's Economic Development Program. The program’s objective is to create new jobs and encourage capital investment in Kansas by helping fund transportation improvements that will recruit new businesses and encourage growth of existing businesses.

Related Projects

• K-10 Corridor Capacity Improvements

Photo courtesy of Clarkson Construction Company