Public Works News

The Riverfront Trail Extension Project, which will double the length of the existing trail on the Atchison Riverfront, will proceed with construction as soon as this week (7/29 – 8/2). [...]

The City of Atchison offices and facilities will operate similar to many businesses this week, closing on Thursday, July 4 and re-opening on Friday, July 5 – with one exception. There will be [...]

Beginning the week of May 13th and ending about six weeks later, McGuire Iron, a Water Tower maintenance company working on behalf of the City, will be performing a painting project to the [...]

On April 1st the Atchison City Commission  adopted the Reisner Park Master Plan.  The plan envisions more than $500,000 in potential capital improvement projects over the next 10 years.  It [...]

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Atchison. The advisory was issued because of high turbidity. High turbidity may result [...]

The Dam 6 Sewer Separation Project is constructing a new stormwater-only concrete pipe from White Clay Creek to the overflow of Dam 6. Curb inlets along the route of the pipe will also be [...]

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one in seven children living in the United States has a disability. Nearly 60 percent of parents surveyed believe that playgrounds [...]

A major investment at the downtown Farmer’s Market, primarily funded through the State of Kansas STAR Bond Program, continues to march toward construction. At the 2/6/19 Planning Commission [...]

Work on the Laramie Stormwater Project, constructed by Linaweaver Construction, has now reached substantial completion and 10th Street at Laramie was reopened to traffic earlier today. While [...]

This project will construct and/or replace the east/west sidewalk corridors in the neighborhood immediately west of Atchison Middle School. The project is focused between 6th & 12th Street as [...]