Help support the "KRIS NORTON MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE" fund!

PLEASE HELP US NAME LAWRENCE'S FUTURE INTERCHANGE AT K-10 WAKARUSA IN KRIS' HONOR!!

Kris was a dedicated and and loyal public servant of the Kansas Department of Transportation for thirty-three years. Creating more efficient and safer roadways for Kansans, along with anyone who traveled through our humble state, was his lifelong passion! Kris cared deeply about his family, coworkers, professional colleagues, and community. The K-10 South Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) Expansion Project was one of his final projects, and held a special place in his heart.

The SLT Expansion groundbreaking was held on October 2, 2024. At the ceremony, Kansas Secretary of Transportation Calvin Reed mentioned our effort to name the exit at 27th and Wakarusa Street the "KRIS NORTON MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE" in his honor. Kris and his wife Susie moved their growing family to their home in Sunflower Park in 2002. They raised five children there, just a few blocks away from the interchange he would eventually design--and after listening to local input--redesign. His creative design solution was lovingly dubbed "The Norton Special" by Kris' colleagues.

In coordination with KDOT, many have already sent letters and expressed their support for the future legislation necessary to achieve our goal, but we need your help! KDOT policy requires private funds to be raised to pay for the signage and escrow fund for its future maintenance. Please help us raise the the $12,000 needed to make our dream a reality!!!

Thank you for your support! It means so much to all of us!!!

Susie, Brett, Derek, Justin, Will, and Lily Norton

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Our BELOVED KDOT Family of Friends