LYONS, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Friday that a field survey for improving eight guardrail sites on U.S. 56 in Rice County is expected to begin around Monday, Oct. 4.

The proposed improvements would be at the eight locations on U.S. 56 from Lyons east to the county line.

Property owners and/or tenants will be contacted for permission to enter private property, if needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The survey work is expected to be completed by Oct. 15. The survey is a precursor to making improvements along US 56.

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 </figure>LYONS, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Friday that a field survey for improving eight guardrail sites on U.S. 56 in Rice County is expected to begin around Monday, Oct. 4.The proposed improvements would be at the eight locations on U.S. 56 from Lyons east to the county line.Property owners and/or tenants will be contacted for permission to enter private property, if needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;The survey work is expected to be completed by Oct. 15. The survey is a precursor to making improvements along US 56.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the HutchPost mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily HutchPost email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Rice County US 56 guardrail field survey starts next week