Here’s how commutes on K-254 could change, and how you could have a say in that
A two-mile portion of K-254 could see interchange improvements.
The Kansas Department of Transportation presented four options for K-254 from Rock Road to Greenwich Road during an open house on Thursday, June 4 at Wichita Northeast Magnet School
“There is a lot of residential and commercial expansion that’s taking place (in the area),” J.B. Wilson, KDOT spokesperson, told The Eagle at the open house. “We want to make sure that we are able to include influx as it grows, not only now but for the future. We also want to make sure that these improvements are helping both residential and commercial drivers to navigate the area.”
The first interchange option is to add an overpass at Rock Road over K-254, a diverging diamond interchange at Webb Road over the highway and offset right-turn lanes on each side of K-254 at Greenwich Road. A diverging diamond interchange directs traffic to the left side between two traffic lights and then transitions to the right after the traffic lights. The diverging diamond has less conflict points than the traditional diamond design, Wilson said.
The second option is to add right-in/right-out turn lanes on each side of K-254 at Rock Road, a diverging diamond interchange over K-254 at Webb Road and a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) at Greenwich Road. An RCUT is when drivers on a minor road turn right on the main road and then approach a designated U-turn area in order to turn left.
The third and fourth options are very similar — both propose diverging diamond interchanges at Greenwich Road and offset right-turn lanes on Webb Road. The only difference is one proposes an overpass on Rock Road while the other proposes right-in/right-out turn lanes.
How to submit your comments on K-254
The June open house followed a February open house that gathered public comment on the study area. After that open house, the four alternative designs were created.
“Now that we have four proposed improvements, we’re gathering more public input, seeing what they think about the proposed improvements, and . . . we’ll once again pair that with our engineers and hopefully begin design for that as well,” Wilson said.
KDOT aims to have the final design complete this fall. It is not known when any improvements could be constructed because no funding has been secured yet.
If you weren’t able to attend the public meeting, you have until June 18 to submit feedback. You can do so on ksdot.gov/K254-RWG, where you can also view the designs.
“(The timeline) is going to depend on the feedback we get and what the engineers believe is viable (and) available funding (and) how that works together with our partners, city (and) county,” Wilson said. “That’s when we kind of get the ball rolling.”
This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM.
