People in southeast Kansas have been waiting years for Highway 69 between Pittsburg and Kansas City to be expanded to four lanes and, as reporter Andy Marso explains, it’s become a key issue in the one of the area’s legislative races.
Highway Expansion Project Becomes Campaign Issue in Southeast Kansas
![The long-awaited project was among dozens delayed by KDOT in April to help balance the state budget.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fefd9a8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/598x573+0+0/resize/880x843!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkansaspublicradio.org%2Ffiles%2Ffield%2Fimage%2Fus_69-a.jpg)