City of Topeka will spend $2.5 million on intersection

TOPKEA (KSNT) — The City of Topeka will spend $2.5 million to rebuild an intersection in South Topeka.

Topeka’s City Council voted unanimously to authorize a $2,586,416 project to replace water lines at the intersection of 21st Street and Topeka Boulevard. The replacement of those water lines would require workers to rebuild the intersection before traffic can move through there again.

Public Works Director Braxton Copley said at tonight’s City Council meeting the project will shut down the intersection in August and wrap up in mid-December at the latest.

Tonight’s vote comes one week after the city approved over $5 million for new road projects. One of those projects includes roadwork from that intersection to 29th street.