Overland Park schedules College and Metcalf mobility work for late summer

Overland Park has scheduled construction to begin in late summer 2026 on mobility enhancements along College Boulevard between Marty Street and Nall Avenue.

The planned work includes a linear park along the south side of College Boulevard, a multi-use path and a connection to the Summercrest Park Trail, according to the city. The project is intended to add pedestrian and bicycle connections along the corridor.

What the project includes

The city describes the project as the College and Metcalf Mobility Enhancement Project. Its construction area runs along College Boulevard from Marty Street to Nall Avenue.

Plans call for the linear park and multi-use path to be built along the south side of College Boulevard. The trail connection would link the project to the Summercrest Park Trail.

Residents, people traveling through the corridor and users of the trail system are among those who could encounter the project as work begins. The city has not provided an exact start date within late summer, a completion date, a total project cost or anticipated traffic restrictions.

Separate zoning study underway

Alongside the mobility work, the city is coordinating a separate College and Metcalf Overlay District Study with the Mid-America Regional Council. The study is focused on the College and Metcalf area, which the city’s background description places at approximately 470 acres.

That study seeks more flexible mixed-use zoning intended to encourage reinvestment. It is distinct from the scheduled mobility construction, and the city’s project information does not establish that any overlay-district zoning changes have been adopted.

The two efforts place transportation and land-use planning on parallel tracks around College Boulevard and Metcalf Avenue. The mobility project has a scheduled construction period, while the overlay-district work remains a study.

What happens next

The next confirmed project milestone is the planned start of construction in late summer 2026. City materials currently identify the corridor, the planned park and path features, and the Summercrest Park Trail connection, but do not specify a construction timetable beyond that season.

For now, the scope remains limited to the features identified by the city: a linear park, multi-use path and trail connection along the College Boulevard segment between Marty Street and Nall Avenue. Details such as the final start day, duration, cost and traffic management have not been provided.