Subsequent to that study, a number of actions by both government and private businesses were made. Some of these decisions were:
The Metropolitan Area Planning Department identified the Northwest By-Pass in its 1999 Comprehensive Plan Update.
The City of Wichita passed a resolution in 2002 to buy right of way for the corridor.
The City of Wichita with local community input sited a new wastewater treatment plant in 2003 at approximately 135th St. W. and 45th St. N. anticipating additional growth due to highway planning and growth in northwest region.
Right of Way Plan available in 2005 with limited KDOT funds available for R/W acquisition
The Metropolitan Area Planning Department along with the city and Sedgwick County adopted a Corridor Preservation Overlay within the Unified Zoning Code (DER2007-00009) that protected the Northwest By-Pass by restricting the development of proposed properties. (It should be noted that no identified or programmed construction project remains on KDOT’s long range plans, which conceivably makes the land-use restriction illegal and a matter of inverse condemnation.)
T-WORKS passed in 2010. State budgeted $5,075,000 for R/W acquisitions. State to match right of way purchase on a 2 to 1 basis until 2015 with local governments in Sedgwick County; new agreement from 2016-2020 is on a 1 to 1 basis). $13,000,000 spent as of 11/2015. Total budget of $51,000,000.
Right-of-way has been acquired in Sedgwick County including the cities of Maize and Goddard.
TRIP-a national research transportation research group stated regarding the project: “The project will an alternative route around NW Wichita that will open markets for economic development, provide more efficient freight flows and improve safety.”