(KNZA)--A Kansas Department of Transportation field survey is scheduled to begin at the U.S. 75 and K-9 junction in Jackson County on Monday, April 22.

The survey is to gather information necessary for the detailed design of the proposed improvements and is expected to be complete by May 17.

KDOT field survey project manager Joe Bowen will be in charge of the survey.

A member of the survey crew first will contact property owners and/or tenants for permission to enter private property. Survey activities will include the use of survey instruments on the ground to determine locations of existing features within the survey corridor.