{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=FC88FFC7-7893-47E2-AAC4-F730D5224037", "Senator Roberts: South Lawrence Trafficway Is Complete", "2016-11-04", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Pat Roberts", "R000307", "www.roberts.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "LAWRENCE, KS \u2013 U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today announced that the South Lawrence Trafficway in Douglas County, Kansas, is now complete. Senator Roberts was instrumental in securing funding for the trafficway, a project critical for economic development and public safety in the area, which took over two decades to complete.\r\nSpeaking today at the trafficway\u2019s ribbon cutting, Roberts said, \u201cThe South Lawrence Trafficway is a symbol of how Kansans can work together to get something done in the face of long odds. I am happy to be part of this long-earned success that will bring tremendous opportunity and quality of life benefits for Lawrence, Douglas County, and the University of Kansas.\r\n\u201cThis is the beginning of opportunity for the region rather than an end of a long process. This project will enhance development in the High Tech Corridor where much of Kansas\u2019 current and future economic growth will occur. With this completion, Kansans can now travel safely between their homes and their jobs and enjoy improved lifestyle opportunities.\u201d\r\nSenator Roberts long-championed efforts in Congress to secure funding for the South Lawrence Trafficway, a project\u00a0connecting the K-10 Highway and the Kansas Turnpike, which was necessary to safely handle the area\u2019s growing economic development in Kansas\u2019\u00a0High Tech Corridor.\r\nIn 2005, Senator Roberts secured $1.5 million through the federal appropriations process to begin construction on the eastern portion of the trafficway \u2013 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 approved 32nd Street route \u2013 which allowed the project to move forward.\u00a0In 2010, he secured another $1.25 million to complete construction. Today he announced the project is now complete.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=FC88FFC7-7893-47E2-AAC4-F730D5224037"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6983828973025084, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}