pratttribune.com http://www.pratttribune.com/section/Development pratttribune.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 18 May 2013 5:02:53 +0000 Construction starting on U.S. 54 this week http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130408/BUSINESS/130409110/1030/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:30:26 http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130408/BUSINESS/130409110/1030/BUSINESS Starting around Tuesday, April 9, the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a four lane highway construction project on US-54 Highway in Pratt County.
The section of US-54 to be reconstructed to four lanes will begin at the end of the existing US-54 four lane section located four (4) miles west of the Pratt/Kingman County line, and continue west five (5) miles to 60th Avenue which is approximately four (4) miles east of Pratt. Flagmen [...]]]> Demolition begins at front of hospital http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130406/BUSINESS/130409298/1030/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Sat, 6 Apr 2013 0:01:00 +0000 Carol Bronson http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130406/BUSINESS/130409298/1030/BUSINESS Groundbreaking ceremony precedes demolition http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130319/BUSINESS/130319140/1030/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 19 Mar 2013 0:01:00 +0000 Gale Rose http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130319/BUSINESS/130319140/1030/BUSINESS Highway construction to resume in spring http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130222/BUSINESS/130229675/1030/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 22 Feb 2013 9:07:41 Gale Rose http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130222/BUSINESS/130229675/1030/BUSINESS Construction on U.S. 54 from east 110th Avenue to east 60th Avenue was one step closer Wednesday as bids were let for the project that will transform the two-lane into four lanes.
Depending on the contractor, work on the new section in Pratt County is expected to start sometime around April 1, said Scott Mullen, Kansas Department of Transportation area engineer.
The next portion of the construction will run from [...]]]> Weather leaving no room for hotel http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130212/BUSINESS/130219815/1030/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 12 Feb 2013 9:19:48 Gale Rose http://www.pratttribune.com/article/20130212/BUSINESS/130219815/1030/BUSINESS Cold temperatures and changes in the hotel configuration have put a brief pause on the go-ahead for the new Best Western Plus hotel set for construction on K-61 highway just south of the Holiday Inn Express hotel.
Dirt moving crews were in the process of bringing the ground up to grade and they needed at least 18 percent moisture in the soil content so it would pack correctly.
However, with temperatures dropping [...]]]>