What would be the benefits of building a parkway between Johnson and Cass counties?
Good infrastructure is critical to all communities, and there is a lack of good east-west routes in southeastern Johnson County. Johnson County is a major employment center for the region. Employment growth is expected to continue. Not everyone who works in Johnson County lives in Johnson County and it is important that access to jobs and services are relatively easy. An east-west connection in Johnson County benefits local residents because of the ease of allowing commuters to get to jobs, and provides better access to services such as hospitals, recreational attractions, and schools. In fact, traffic projections indicate that while 11,000 daily trips travel from Cass County to Johnson County, nearly 1,100 trips travel from Johnson County to Cass County. The proposed parkway facility will reduce traffic volumes on several parallel routes, delaying and possibly removing the need to add more lanes to some of those roadways.
