The Pottawatomie County Commissioners will not meet on Monday, August 2nd as two Commissioners are scheduled to be gone that day. They will meet on August 9th at 8:30 A.M. to canvass results of the August 3rd Primary Election. Regular Commission session will be held following the Canvass.

To check the current status of the Pottawatomie County burn ban Click Here or call toll free 1-877-417-8617.

Weather permitting, Monday, March 1, an intersection improvement project will begin at Hwy 24 and McCall Rd in Manhattan/Pottawatomie Co. Kretschmer Dr and McCall Rd will close at the east junction of Hwy 24 and McCall Rd.
Advance message boards will alert drivers to the road closures. No marked detours will be provided. McCall Rd is scheduled to reopen to two lanes of traffic by mid-May 2010.
Pavers, Inc., Salina, Ks is the prime contractor on this $1,228,703 intersection improvement project. The scheduled completion date for the entire project is mid-August 2010.
This is a City of Manhattan project, which is being funded in part by the City of Manhattan and with federal funds from the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that will be administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
KDOT urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and “Give ‘Em a Brake!” when approaching and driving through project work zones. For more information on this project, please contact Kimberly Qualls, NE KS Public Affairs Manager, at (785)640-9340, or Jerry Haug, Wamego Construction Engineer, at (785) 456-2353.

Balderson Blvd - 11/2/09 - Work will begin on the Balderson Blvd Regrading Project. This is a joint project between Wamego City & Pottawatomie Co. The project includes replacement of drainage structures, widening & paving the roadway, & installation of storm sewer and guardrail. The road will be closed for approx. 6 months depending on weather. Local traffic only will be permitted, we encourage the use alternate routes. Construction will take place in phases; Phase 1 will include the area immediately South of Hwy 24 as well as the drainage structure at 8th Street.
UPDATE - Balderson Blvd has been opened from Hwy 24 to MCM’s driveway. The Recreation Center can now be accessed from Balderson Blvd. Work on Balderson Blvd will now concentrate on areas south of MCM’s driveway. Access to Caterpillar Work Tools will be limited to Military Trail Rd. (4th Street).

Questions about projects - Please call Public Works at 785-457-3631. We appreciate your patience during construction.