The Kansas Department of Transportation (KSDOT) has announced a $61.3 million investment in road and transportation improvements through two programs.
The lion’s share of the funding will come from the state’s Transportation Alternatives (TA) program, totaling $37.2 million across 33 initiatives. The program channels federal funding to support active transportation, improve safety, preserve historic sites and improve scenic areas. These typically include:
- Pedestrian, bicycle and non-motorized transportation infrastructure.
- Converting abandoned railway corridors to trails.
- Safe Routes to School – construction and non-construction.
- Historic transportation facility preservation and rehabilitation.
- Scenic and environmental improvements.
Among the projects receiving funding, Wallace County will spend $2.7 million implementing its Safe Routes to School plan to better protect students traveling to and from school sites. In a similar vein, Lansing will use $2.7 million to enhance a key crosswalk, while Spring Hill will receive $2.6 million to implement sidewalk and crosswalk visibility improvements.
The TA program selections were chosen through the 2026 Call for Projects. KSDOT anticipates that the next call will open in 2028.
The remaining $24.1 million approved for road improvement projects will be delivered through the department’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP). The state selected 24 projects in total, with each revolving around making improvements on city-connecting links attached to state highways.
CCLIP projects fall into one of three categories:
- Surface preservation – Extending the life of driving surfaces, including overlays or joint repairs.
- Pavement restoration – Rehabilitating pavement or full-depth pavement work.
- Geometric improvement – Enhancing roadway geometrics that address safety, capacity or operational needs, such as adding turn lanes or enhancing intersections.
Among the recipients chosen for CCLIP funding, Manhattan will receive $1.5 million for pavement restoration work along K-18/K-177, Burlington will receive $1.5 million for geometric improvement work along U.S. 75 and Ness City will cover the full cost of their pavement restoration work along U.S. 283 with $1.5 million in funding.
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