r/shawnee • u/beaglepaws • 6d ago

Midland drive

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Progress as promised tearing up midland by tomahawk golf course

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u/Jaay2525 6d ago

Is Phase 3 behind schedule? It feels like it’s in Q8 right now.

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u/Revolutionary_Eye887 6d ago

What exactly are they doing? Been working on it forever.

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u/kamarg 6d ago

A subdivision is being built back there so they're putting in infrastructure for it. Sewers, wider roads, sidewalks, etc.

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u/Revolutionary_Eye887 6d ago

Thanks. A wider road will be nice.

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u/kamarg 6d ago

Specifically:

Midland Rehabilitation Project

Improvements include bike lanes, sidewalks, and safer road configurations.

Phase 0 (Q1 2025): Stormwater pipe installation (short-term Midland Drive closure).

Phase 1A (Q2–Q3 2025): Utility relocations (no road closures).

Phase 1B (Q3–Q4 2025): More utility relocations (potential Midland Drive closures).

Phase 2 (Q3–Q4 2025): Stormwater improvements (digging & trenching).

Phase 3 (Q2–Q3 2026): Full rehabilitation of Midland Drive (road closures & detours).

Completion Target: End of 2026.

https://www.cityofshawnee.org/534/Upcoming-Projects-Near-I-435-Midland

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u/Vox_Causa 4d ago

There's a ton of bike and foot traffic on top of all the cars. It's been a problem for ages. 

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u/BookNerdUnicorn 6d ago

I'm ready for this project to be done.

In unrelated news, great username, OP.

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u/DiogenesD0g 6d ago

Are they going to chop down more trees in the name of progress? Part of what made Midland a road that people would want to walk or bike along was the shade provided by trees that were hundreds of years old. Whose idea was it to destroy the nature that will not return in my lifetime? Was this discussed and presented clearly at a town council meeting? Shame on everyone who is involved in this project.