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Committee advances multiple transportation, water, airport and trail projects; approves contracts and right-of-way actions

Kansas CityJan 13, 20263 min read

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At the January 13, 2026 Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee meeting, members (Chair Kevin O'Neill, Councilmembers Eric Bunch, Johnathan Duncan and Lindsay French; Vice Chair Melissa Robinson absent) advanced ordinances and contracts related to water services, aviation projects, public works right-of-way and trail connections, authorized several construction/design contracts and recognized required appropriations and grant funding. Semi-annual docket items directing further work on rapid transit and transit service funding were released. Several items were identified for possible closed session consideration.

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N.E. Vivion Road Streetscape

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Advanced renewal of a 25-year Cooperative Agreement allowing Public Water Supply District No. 2 of Platte County to continue purchasing water from Kansas City (Ordinance 260000).
Approved a $1,859,852 construction contract with MegaKC Corporation (max expenditure $2,045,837) for ADA compliance work at KC Water buildings including Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant (Ordinance 260012).
Approved a $1,088,300 design professional services contract with Garver, LLC for the 87th Street Pump Station Screen Evaluation (Ordinance 260013).
Replaced prior authorization and approved a $7,731,834.59 construction contract with Ideker Inc. for Taxiway B reconstruction at Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field, with $399,330.90 appropriated from the Aviation Fund (Ordinance 260004).
Authorized a $1,338,600 construction contract with Brown & Root for MKC signage at Wheeler Field funded entirely from Aviation funds (Ordinance 260005).
Authorized a $3,000,000 professional services on-call contract with HNTB Corporation for landside design and engineering work at MCI and MKC and appropriated $3,300,000 from the Aviation Fund (Ordinance 260006).
Approved dedication/purchase of city property for Hickman Mills Drive right-of-way and advanced condemnation/negotiation authority for easements for the N.E. Vivion Road Streetscape project (Ordinances 260010 and 260011).
Authorized a Revocable License Agreement with Property Reserve, Inc. for trail construction in the 106th–108th Street area and approved Amendment No. 1 with TREKK Design Group totaling $741,461.02 for the Trolley Track Trail final design phase (Ordinances 260014 and 260019).
Estimated and appropriated $780,000 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund for the Linwood Fiber Installation and Intersection Improvements project (Prospect to Jackson); project is 80% funded by MoDOT and includes updated traffic signals (Ordinance 260022).
Authorized a $1,478,370 construction contract with Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co. for the N.W. 108th St Bridge project, allowing the Director of Public Works to increase the contract up to 30% without further Council approval (Ordinance 260029).
Released Semi-Annual Docket items including a resolution directing the City Manager to negotiate scope/fees for project EV3164 (rapid transportation airport-to-downtown) and released resolutions regarding IRIS and KCATA funding/operations (Docket items 240947, 250368, 250369).
Noted potential closed sessions to discuss legal matters, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, bidding specifications/sealed bids and auditor communications as listed on the agenda.

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