Cities to receive $18.5 million for road improvement projects
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Thirty-six projects that will improve intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP), which funds improvements to state highways that extend through cities.
The cities will receive a combined total of approximately $18.5 million in funding under the CCLIP for these 36 projects. This total includes $8.9 million in state fiscal year 2022 and $9.6 million in state fiscal year 2023.
Under the CCLIP, a city is required to contribute up to 25 percent of the project cost based on its population, though some cities contribute significantly more. Cities under 2,500 in population aren’t required to provide a match. Projects in this program may fall into one of three different categories including Surface Preservation (SP), Pavement Restoration (PR) or Geometric Improvement (GI).
SP projects involve maintenance work such as resurfacing and are funded up to $300,000 per project. PR projects typically involve full-depth pavement replacement without changes to the overall geometric characteristics and may also address drainage issues. GI projects address geometric issues such as adding turn lanes, improving intersections or modifying the lane configuration to address capacity. The PR and GI categories are funded up to $1 million per project.
For the state fiscal year 2022, the city, category and amount awarded include:
Emporia Surface Preservation $300,000
Gardner Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
White City Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
Beloit Surface Preservation $300,000
Junction City Surface Preservation $300,000
Norton Geometric Improvement $1,000,000
Colby Surface Preservation $300,000
Smith Center Surface Preservation $300,000
Arma Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
Columbus Surface Preservation $300,000
Ottawa Surface Preservation $300,000
Pittsburg Surface Preservation $300,000
Harper Surface Preservation $300,000
El Dorado Surface Preservation $300,000
Arkansas City Surface Preservation $300,000
Kingman Surface Preservation $300,000
Ulysses Geometric Improvement $1,000,000
Cimarron Surface Preservation $300,000
For the fiscal year 2023, the city, category and amount awarded include:
St. Marys Surface Preservation $300,000
Emporia Surface Preservation $300,000
Bonner Springs Surface Preservation $300,000
Atchison Surface Preservation $300,000
Leavenworth Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
Junction City Pavement Restoration $700,000
Abilene Surface Preservation $300,000
Clyde Surface Preservation $300,000
Atwood Geometric Improvement $1,000,000
Smith Center Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
Parsons Surface Preservation $200,000
Coffeyville Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
Wellington Surface Preservation $300,000
Hutchinson Surface Preservation $300,000
LaCrosse Pavement Restoration $700,000
Wichita Surface Preservation $300,000
Sublette Pavement Restoration $1,000,000
Cimarron Surface Preservation $300,000