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KDOT reinstates its Local Bridge Improvement Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is reinstating its Local Bridge Improvement Program, which awards state funds to public authorities in cities and counties to help replace and rehabilitate structurally deficient local bridges, Transport Topics reports. Gov. Laura Kelly authorized $216 million in sales tax revenue for the state highway fund in fiscal year 2020 […]
August 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
KDOT trying to hire hundreds of operators amid high turnover
The State of Kansas needs 1,200 operators, but it only has half of those positions filled. More information here on Equipment Word.
February 18, 2019
Roadbuilding
Kan. DOT investing $160M to strengthen highway system
The Kansas DOT plans to invest $160 million in revenue to kickstart delayed projects. Get details on Kansas Department of Transportation's infrastructure plans.
February 15, 2019
Roadbuilding
State DOTs selected for national drone experiment
The 10 participants chosen for the three-year national program will collect data from drones flying at night, over people and out of the pilot’s sight.
May 28, 2018
Roadbuilding
Kan. DOT, KTA receive state asphalt paving awards
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) reports that 26 asphalt paving projects were nominated for the 2017 Kansas Asphalt Paving Association awards program that took place on December 7, 2017 in Lawrence. KDOT and the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) were honored in the following categories: Director’s Award – First place: KDOT and APAC-Kansas for the […]
January 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
An overview of the ACI award-winning Johnson County Gateway project
The $288 million Johnson County Gateway project, the first design-build project awarded by the Kansas Department of Transportation, addressed one of the most highly travelled interstates in Overland, Kansas, by adding additional lanes and reconfiguring existing interchanges throughout the I-435/I-35/K-10 corridor. The project included the construction of 22 bridges, two diverging diamond interchanges, and the […]
October 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Kansas DOT secretary Mike King to resign
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Mike King will resign in mid-July to take a job in the private sector in Wichita. He has served in the position since 2012 and also served as the director of the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA). Prior to joining KDOT, King had worked in transportation and oil- and gas-related […]
July 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Kansas DOT to delay FY2017-2019 large projects due to low highway fund revenues
The Kansas Department of Transportation is delaying for fiscal years 2017-2019 two categories of road projects, modernization and expansion, due to low State Highway Fund revenues. KDOT says these types of projects are “generally the larger projects under the current T-WORKS (Transportation Works for Kansas) transportation program.” Modernization projects, it adds, would include adding shoulders […]
April 26, 2016
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Kansas DOT prepares for winter storm clean up by adding tow plows
Two tow plows have been added to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) equipment lineup to help in winter storm clean up for the upcoming season. The plows are being stored in Colby and Olathe and measure 26 feet long. They will are attached to dump trucks when in use. “KDOT will assess the performance […]
December 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
Two dump trucks rear ended in same Kansas DOT work zone 2 days in a row (PHOTOS)
A construction zone on Interstate 470 has been unlucky for Kansas Department of Transportation dump trucks this week. Two KDOT dump trucks were crashed into two days in a row. The latest of the coinciding collisions came on Wednesday afternoon when a KDOT dump truck with a large arrow display board and crash attenuator was rear […]
July 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Stolen van causes up to $1 million in damage after crashing through Kansas work zone
Construction workers in Kansas were surprised to find a wrecked van abandoned in their road work site July 2. But the havoc the van brought with it to the 1.5-mile work zone likely provided more of a shock. The van, which was reported stolen, caused anywhere from $500,000 to $1 million in damages to the construction site and the […]
July 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Kansas to receive $1.2 billion for improvements
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced a projected $1.2 billion improvement program for highways, bridge replacement and local projects throughout the state. The funds will create several short- and long-term highway and bridge construction jobs, with work expected to begin throughout 2015 and 2016. The improvements are a continuing part of the 10-year T-Works […]
August 25, 2014
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