(KNZA)---The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved bids for several local highway projects.

According to a release from KDOT, Bettis Asphalt and Construction, of Topeka, was awarded the bid for two milling and overlay projects in Brown County.

They include a nearly 17-mile stretch of U.S. 75 Highway from the Jackson/Brown County line to a quarter mile south of 260th Road in the amount of $5.5 million, and a 10-mile stretch of K-20 from the junction with U.S. 75 to the west city limits of Horton in the amount of nearly $1.7 million.

KDOT also approved bids from Bettis Asphalt for three milling and overlay projects in Jackson County. They include a more than 13-mile stretch of U.S. 75 from West 5th Street in Holton to the Jackson/Brown County line, in the amount of $3.6 million; a nearly 4- mile stretch of K-79 from the K-16 junction to the south city limits of Circleville for just over $609,000 and a more than 15-mile stretch of K-16 from the Jackson/Pottawatomie County line to the junction with U.S. 75 in the amount of $2.5 million.

In addition, KDOT also approved a bid from Dustrol Inc, of Towanda, for the recycle and seal of 16 miles of K-16 highway in Jefferson County in the amount of nearly $2.4 million.

The bid letting took place July 20 in Topeka.

A start date hasn't been announced yet for the projects.