Federal money from a $715 billion infrastructure bill approved by the U.S. House Thursday could make the project to expand U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park richer, if the measure survives an eventual Senate conference.

The Overland Park City Council on Monday night approved adding toll lanes to U.S. Highway 69, in a move aimed at easing congestion south of 103rd Street.

The deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation was in Overland Park Monday to make the state’s pitch for adding an express toll lane on U.S. Highway 69 as a way to address the frequent traffic congestion that’s expected to get worse as southern Johnson County continues to grow.

City leaders, the Kansas transportation department and public will convene Monday night in a discussion session that may finally decide what Overland Park should do about daily traffic slow downs on U.S. Highway 69.

[Subscription required by original content provider] Johnson County drivers could pay $1.75 during peak times and 65 cents during non-peak times under an expansion plan that would add an express…

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[Subscription required by original content provider] Johnson County transportation liaison Josh Powers can make public safety, economic development and convenience arguments for reliance on tolls to pay for construction of…

[Subscription required by original content provider] The notion of paying a toll to use designated express lanes on U.S. Highway 69 will take some selling before it’s widely liked by…

[Subscription required by original content provider] The U.S. 69 project seeks to address congestion and safety issues along a busy stretch of the highway between 103rd and 179th Streets. Above,…