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OLATHE, Kan. — The city of Olathe is planning to transform the Santa Fe Street and Interstate 35 corridor between Ridgeview Road and Mur-Len Road in an effort to improve safety and traffic concerns.

As of now, the project is still in its early stages, but it calls for considerable land acquisition, impacting several small businesses.

KSHB 41 reached out to Olathe officials and estimates about 20 businesses could be impacted, but nothing is set in stone because the design isn’t even complete.

The map above was used in a recent public meeting. Cody Kennedy, a city spokesperson, said the area marked with orange is the land the city potentially wants to acquire. Right now, amounts and potential relocation destinations have not been discussed, but Kennedy says they will be in accordance with state and federal policies dedicated to these situations.

Restaurant owners in the area said they would welcome change in the corridor.

“There’s a lot of accidents, …