Road plan hearing is Thursday

Johnson County Commissioners have continued a public hearing to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, to receive comments regarding three proposed changes to the county’s Comprehensive Arterial Road Network Plan (CARNP).

The hearing began Oct. 15, attracting a dozen speakers and lasting more than 1½ hours. Commissioners plan to reconvene the public hearing at their business session for consideration of the CARNP proposals. The business session takes place in the commission hearing room on the third floor of the Johnson County Administration Building, 111 S. Cherry St., in downtown Olathe.

The amendments, as recommended by the Planning Commission, include: modifying the CARNP map to remove a “corridor to be determined” study area shown in the southeast portion of Johnson County; and establishing a CARNP Type I designation on the map for 179th Street as a complete connection between Metcalf and Nall avenues.

Both recommendations to modify the CARNP map were part of the commissioners’ decision in June 2008 to terminate any further consideration of the “South Metro Connection Study” that proposed a future route connecting U.S. Highway 69 to U.S. Highway 71 in Missouri. 

The planning staff and Planning Commission also recommend the establishment of a CARNP Type 1 designation of 183rd Street as a complete connection between Nall Avenue and Mission Road.

Commissioners also will discuss a planning staff recommendation to establish a CARNP Type I designation for Nall Avenue as a complete connection between 167th and 175th streets. That proposal, however, was rejected by the Planning Commission.

Written comments regarding the CARNP recommendations can be sent by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by mail to the Johnson County Planning, Development, and Codes Department, 111 S. Cherry St., Olathe, KS 66061.

More information is available by calling the department at 715-2200.

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