The City of Topeka is pleased to announce its 2025 Public Works Projects List, outlining upcoming infrastructure improvements aimed at enhancing the city’s roads, sidewalks, stormwater management, and other essential public services. These projects reflect the City’s commitment to maintaining and improving critical infrastructure to ensure safety, efficiency, and quality of life for residents.
Many of the scheduled projects for 2025 are mill and overlay, with some full-depth patching as needed.
Construction season typically starts in March or April and runs through November, depending on the
weather. Community input is an essential part of the planning process. The City provides residents with
opportunities to learn more about select projects, as well as provide feedback, at public meetings.
The following is a list of some of the highlighted Public Works projects slated for 2025:
• 2025 Ultrathin Bonded Asphalt Surface (UBAS)
o NE Quincy – Laurent St. to Fairchild St.
o NE Seward Ave. – Forest Ave. to Rice Rd.
o NE Strait St. – Seward Ave. to Sardou Ave.
o SE 6th Ave. – Branner St. to Golden Ave.
o SE California – 11th St. to 10th Ave.
o SE Branner Trafficway – EB on-ramp to 10th Ave.
• Branner Bridge Superstructure – Bridge repairs
• SE 6th Ave. from SE Golden Ave. to SE Rice Rd. – Mill and overlay, select pavement panel
replacement, select curb & gutter replacement, bridge repair, storm water rehabilitation or
replacement
• SW Harrison St. from SW 8th Ave. to 10th Ave. – Mill and overlay from 8th Ave. to 9th St.,
reconstruction from 9th St. to 10th Ave. (work from 9th
-10th will be jointly funded by the State and
City)
• SW Topeka Blvd. from SW 15th St. to SW 21st St. – Reconstruction, storm sewer replacement,
waterline replacement
• SE 29th St. from S Kansas Ave. to SE Adams St. – Mill and overlay with full-depth patching as
needed, storm sewer replacement, sanitary sewer replacement, waterline replacement, traffic
signal replacement at 29th & Fremont/Cunningham, Butcher Creek Bridge replacement
• SW Fairlawn Rd. from SW 23rd St. to SW 28th St. – Mill and overlay with full-depth patching as
needed, select curb replacement, select sidewalk and ramp replacement or modernization,
Shunga Bridge repair; Project also includes complete reconstruction of failing stormwater
conveyance system
• Summerfield Neighborhood – Mill and overlay with full-depth patching as needed, select curb
replacement, select sidewalk ramp replacement/modernization (*storm sewer repairs and
replacement began in 2024)
• 2025 Microsurfacing – Various locations in the SW Topeka Quadrant (bordered to the north by
SW 21st St. and to the east by SW Topeka Blvd.)
The city’s Public Works and Utilities departments work collaboratively on these projects when possible.
Funding for the city’s Public Works projects are primarily supported through the citywide half-cent sales
tax.
For more information and a full list of city projects, please visit https://www.topeka.org/publicworks/
