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The intersection of 199th & Ridgeview in southern Johnson County, Kansas is now open for traffic. This intersection, along with a mile of 199th street from Ridgeview to Woodland, has been closed since spring. The following are a few photos of this new roadway: 199th & Ridgeview Intersection, featuring dedicated left-turn lanes on 199th 199th [...]

On Wednesday evening I attended a memorial ride for Larry and Sierra Gaunt, who were killed on August 6th when struck from behind by pickup truck struck on Raytown Road near Longview Lake in South Kansas City. According to the Kansas City Star: Police said that the two were riding near Harry S. Truman Drive about 6:39 [...]

The following is a picture of the shoulder of Missouri Highway 13 near Lexington (see map), which is a nearly-new, four-lane divided highway connecting Highway 24 to the Ike Skelton Bridge over the Missouri River: Missouri Highway 13 Shoulder I really don’t understand this shoulder. It just makes no sense to me. Where is a [...]

The images on the right are the “before” and “after” of a “Share The Road” sign in rural Johnson County, Kansas. The one on the left was taken several months ago. In case you can’t quite make it out, that’s a hole in the center of the sign, left by a large-caliber bullet. The one on [...]