(KNZA)--The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved bids for two Brown County projects.

According to KDOT, Commanche Construction, of Olathe, was awarded the contract for the repair of a bridge on U.S. 73 Highway over the Union Pacific Railroad about 4 miles north of the U.S. 73/K-20 west junction in the amount of $622,471.

Also a bid was approved from Barkley Construction, of Wichita, for a crack repair project on U.S. 75 Highway, from a quarter mile south of 320th Road to north a quarter mile, in the amount of $198,328.

Start dates for the projects have not been announced yet.

The bid letting took place December 18th, in Topeka.