Frequently Asked Questions

Below are the questions most frequently asked of City staff regarding this project. If you do not find the answer to your question below, please feel free to contact us for more information.

Now that the bond issue has passed, what happens next?

The City will continue to pursue right-of-way acquisition and is still seeking additional funding through grants. Currently, we are in the running for a grant from the Department of Local Affairs and should hear more about that December 1.

When is this project going to be built?

A very difficult question to answer, but the best case scenario would be construction begins Spring of 2011. This is assuming grant funds have been secured and all of the right-of-way has been acquired.

What if you don't get any grant funds?

The City and Council will have to decide if they want to proceed with the project with just bond funds. Worse case scenario is that we don't build the project.

Does the proposed route have expansion capability and a plan
for the future?

One of the major goals for this project is to get the large trucks away from Main Street while keeping the rest of the traffic traveling though town. The current Main Street district allows for on-street parking and we want our citizens to feel safe parking on Main without the fear of being "run down" by large trucks. Once you get past the Central Business District (roughly 12th street) parking is off-street in designated parking lots. According to our current development regulations, all developments are required to provide adequate off-street parking and parking lots to accommodate patrons. Therefore, the need to get the large trucks away from parked cars and pedestrians changes as you get away from the downtown district.

Why not use G and G-50 roads for a "true by-pass" of downtown?

We have heard time and time again from many business owners that they do not want to "by-pass" downtown. We are not and do not want to do what was done in Olathe with a true "by-pass" around downtown. This suggestion takes all of the traffic away from the business district and this is not what we are trying to accomplish. Our goal has and will always be to get the large trucks away from downtown while still capturing our pass by tourist traffic into the downtown.

Will the proposed route "bottleneck" traffic at McDonalds?

We anticipate the majority of the traffic through Delta will continue through Delta simply because one will have to make a conscious decision to travel the alternate route. A traveler will need to get into a right turn lane and make a right turn to get onto the route (if headed south) and get into a left turn lane to turn left (if headed north). Most people will continue to "stay the course" and head right into downtown without considering the alternate route. Therefore, traffic will continue to flow primarily as it is now with the exception of the large trucks taking the route.