(KAIR)--The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a bid for an Atchison County highway repair project.

KDOT announced in a release that Pavement Pro's LLC, of McPherson, was awarded the contract for a crack repair project on a nearly 14 mile stretch of U.S. 59 Highway in the amount of $70,077. The project will take place from the Atchison/Jefferson County line to the south city limits of Atchison.

A project start date hasn't yet been announced.

The bid letting took place July 17 in Topeka.