(KMZA)--The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved bids for a pair of Marshall County bridge projects.

King Construction Company, of Hesston, was awarded the contract for the replacement of a bridge over Deer Creek on a county road about 9 miles north of the U.S. 77/U.S. 36 west junction in the amount of $2.7 million.

Ebert Construction Company, of Wamego, was awarded the bid for the replacement of a bridge on K-99 over Jim Creek, located about 4 miles north of the Pottawatomie County line, in the amount of $2.5 million.

The bid letting took place September 18 in Topeka.

Construction start dates for the bridge projects haven't been announced yet.