(KNZA)--Nearly five-point-seven million dollars in highway improvements are coming to Doniphan County after the Kansas Department of Transportation awarded construction contracts for three projects.

The larger contract covers two of the projects, including improvements to a bridge on K-7 over Mission Creek, located nearly nine miles northwest of the U.S. 36 and K-7 west junction.

The contract also includes replacing a culvert over Wolf River Drainage, about two miles north of Sparks.

Wildcat Construction Company of Wichita was awarded that contract for nearly five million dollars.

The third project involves replacing a culvert on K-20 over Independence Creek Drainage, nearly six miles northeast of the Brown and Doniphan County line.

Reece Construction Company of Salina received that contract for about 649-thousand dollars.

KDOT held the bid letting October 21st in Topeka.

Construction start dates for the three projects have not yet been announced.