(KNZA)--The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved bids for a milling and overlay project on K-7 Highway in Atchison and Doniphan Counties.

According to a release from KDOT, Bettis Asphalt and Construction Inc., of Topeka, was awarded the contract for the project in the total amount of nearly $5.7 million.

The work will take place on a 33.5 mile stretch of K-7 Highway from the north city limits of Atchison to the Kansas/Nebraska state line.

A construction start date has not been announced yet.

The bid letting took place December 13 in Topeka.