The Johnson County Commission recently approved $33.6 million in road improvements and storm water projects for next year.</p><p>The County Assistance Road System, or CARS includes 21 projects in 13 cities at a cost of $22.3 million. Of that amount, $6.6 million had been previously allocated to projects that had been cancelled because of the economy. The money was reallocated last week by commissioners for next year.</p><p>For the projects to go forward, the cities must match the county&rsquo;s contributions.</p><p>Four new projects in Overland Park will receive more than $7.4 million in funding. They include:</p><p>&bull;Improvements on 127th Street from Metcalf Avenue to Nall Avenue.</p><p>&bull;Antioch Road from Interstate 435 to 119th Street.</p><p>&bull;College Boulevard from U.S. 69 to Benson Drive.</p><p>&bull;103rd Street from U.S. 69 to Quivira Road.</p><p>Improvements are also planned for Mission Road from 95th to 103rd streets in Overland Park and Leawood.</p><p>Two road projects in Leawood also will receive CARS funding. The program has allotted $247,000 to improve 135th Street from State Line Road to Nall Avenue and $125,000 for work on State Line Road from I-435 to 119th Street. The project is being coordinated with Kansas City.</p><p>The program earmarked $5.5 million for the continuing improvement of Lone Elm Road and the I-35 interchange at 159th Street in Olathe. The project has received more than $5.3 million from the CARS program over the last three years.</p><p>Other projects include:</p><p>&bull;53rd Street from Buena Vista to Reinhart streets and for Buena Vista from Shawnee Mission Parkway to 83rd Street in Fairway and Roeland Park.</p><p>&bull;95th Street from Lackman Road to Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa.</p><p>&bull;Ridgeview Road from 119th to Santa Fe (135th) streets, Olathe.</p><p>&bull;83rd Street from Nall Avenue to Roe Avenue, Prairie Village.</p><p>&bull;Johnson Drive and Robert Street roundabout, Shawnee.</p><p>The storm water management program will allocate $11.3 million to projects in Shawnee, Spring Hill, Lenexa and Olathe.</p><p>Three projects are in Shawnee:</p><p>&bull;Storm drainage improvements in the area of 70th and Flint streets to south of Yager Street.</p><p>&bull;A project at 50th Street and Neiman Road.</p><p>&bull;Improve drainage in the area west of 57th and Cody streets to 55th and Monrovia streets.</p><p>Two projects are in Olathe:</p><p>&bull;A drainage project near South Brougham Drive and West 147th Terrace.</p><p>&bull;Stormwater improvements near 151st Street and South Quivira Road.</p><p>Lenexa will receive $435,904 for stormwater improvements at 108th Street and Pflumm Road.</p><p>The program also would improve drainage at Nichols and Race streets in Spring Hill.</p><p>The county&rsquo;s annual storm water program is funded by a 1/10-cent sales tax. </p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="infobox-head">JOHNSON COUNTY</span></strong><br /> </div>