View as a webpage / Share [ [link removed] ]
GO Letterhead
________________________________________________________________________
*For Immediate Release: *
April 10, 2025
*Contact: *
Grace Hoge
[email protected]
Governor Kelly Announces Over $8.1M for
Rural Road Safety Improvements
*
TOPEKA* – Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday 11 rural roadway projects will receive a total of $8.1 million in federal funds through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Program.
“Made possible through the IKE Transportation Program, these projects address much needed upgrades of rural roadways,” *Governor Laura Kelly said. *“By improving intersections, signage, and other critical roadway features, we are building momentum for a safer, stronger Kansas.”
The HRRR program is federally funded through the Highway Safety Improvement Program and is designed to improve the safety and efficiency of rural roads. An additional $1.6 million in local funds will be utilized for the selected projects. This year’s 11 HRRR projects were selected from 29 applications seeking $29.9 million in funds.
“With over 20% of fatal and serious injury crashes occurring on county roads, strong partnerships will be necessary to achieve the goal of zero roadway fatalities,” *said Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed. *“KDOT's collaboration with local governments through programs like HRRR benefits our communities and strengthens connections across the state.”
Projects in this program fall into one of two categories: Systemic (encompassing a local roadway network) or Site Specific. The county, category, amount awarded, county match, and brief description for the selected projects are below:
*COUNTY*
*CATEGORY*
*AMOUNT AWARDED*
*COUNTY MATCH*
*BRIEF DESCRIPTION*
Douglas
Systemic
$500,000
$128,000
High friction surface on CR1055 and CR 1061.
Ellsworth
Site Specific
$1,300,000
$240,000
Add aggregate shoulders on Avenue L, from K-156 to the west city limits of Kanopolis.
Finney
Site Specific
$600,000
$60,000
Add aggregate shoulders and rumble strips to old U.S. 83 from U.S. 83 to U.S. 83 Business.
Johnson
Systemic
$250,000
$60,000
Add edge line rumble strips to paved county roads.
Labette
Site Specific
$250,000
$70,000
Install pavement markings and rumble strips, upgrade signage on 24000 Road west of Parsons.
Meade
Site Specific
$800,000
$400,000
Add shoulders at 26 Road, Cemetery Road, Old 54, 10th Avenue, and 27th Road.
Montgomery
Site Specific
$1,700,000
$480,000
Add shoulders and widen culverts on Peter Pan Road from Cr 4600 to Cr 4800.
Osborne
Systemic
$600,000
N/A
Upgrade signing on 160 miles of county roads west of U.S. 281.
Pratt
Site Specific
$1,100,000
$150,000
Add shoulders to NE 70th Avenue.
Stafford
Site Specific
$500,000
$50,000
Add safety edge wedge to NW 30th Street from NW 70th Street to the west city limits of St. John.
Trego
Systemic
$500,000
N/A
Upgrade signing on all rural local roads.
*###*
Stay Connected with Kansas Office of the Governor: Facebook [ [link removed] ] Twitter [ [link removed] ] Visit our Website [ [link removed] ] GovDelivery Signup [ [link removed] ] SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:
Manage Subscriptions [ [link removed] ] | Unsubscribe All [ [link removed] ] | Help [ [link removed] ]
body .abe-column-block { min-height: 0px; }
________________________________________________________________________
This email was sent to
[email protected] using govDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Kansas Office of the Governor · Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 241S · Topeka, KS 66612-1590 GovDelivery logo [ [link removed] ]
