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Fort Scott Get $1.5 Million For U.S. Hwy. 54

Governor Laura Kelly Announces 34 Cities
Across Kansas to Receive $28M
for Local Highway Improvements

FORT SCOTT – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 34 cities across Kansas have been selected to receive a total of $28.65 million for improvements to the State Highway System located within city boundaries. The funds will be directed to preserve and improve pavement, add turn lanes, and modify intersections along essential roadways in both rural and urban areas throughout the state.

The grants are administered through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP). The program is an important component of the state’s bipartisan transportation program, IKE, passed under the Kelly Administration.

“By making this investment, we’re improving the safety and accessibility of Kansas roadways that are local centers of community life,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Through these grants, we’re delivering economic opportunities throughout rural and urban Kansas.”

Governor Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced the CCLIP awards in Fort Scott, where $1.5 million in CCLIP funds will be directed to improvements on U.S. 54, also known as Wall Street.

KDOT was able to increase CCLIP funding level for this selection cycle by more than $10 million over previous years due to additional federal funds coming to Kansas as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation (BIL). Both federal and state funds are designated for the CCLIP program and local matching funds are required based on city population.

“With the Connecting Link program, KDOT partners with communities to find solutions to support local transportation priorities,” Transportation Secretary Lorenz said. “I very much appreciate the power of the state and communities pooling funds to make improvements.”

A City Connecting Link is defined as any routing of the State Highway System located with the corporate limits of a city, not including the Interstate System. For this CCLIP cycle applying to state fiscal years 2024-2025, KDOT received 54 applications requesting $38 million.

There are three categories of CCLIP projects: Surface Preservation (SP), which extends the life of the driving surface; Pavement Restoration (PR), which rehabilitates or replaces pavement; and Geometric Improvement (GI), which addresses safety or capacity by improving roadway turn lanes, intersections, or modifying lane configurations.

For each project – the category, city, highway, and amount awarded include:

Category

City

Highway

CCLIP Funds

Northeast Kansas

SP

Atchison

US-59

$400,000

SP

Bonner Springs

K-32

$400,000

SP

Emporia

US-50

$400,000

SP

Kansas City

US-169

$400,000

SP

Lawrence

US-59

$400,000

PR

Marysville

US-77

$1,250,000

North Central Kansas

SP

Clay Center

K-15

$400,000

SP

Concordia

K-9

$400,000

PR

Herington

US-56B

$1,250,000

PR

Moundridge

K-260

$800,000

PR

White City

K-4

$1,250,000

Northwest Kansas

SP

Colby

K-25

$400,000

PR

Smith Center

K-204

$1,300,000

PR

Smith Center

K-204

$1,300,000

PR

Stockton

US-24

$1,100,000

Southeast Kansas

PR

Baxter Springs

US-69A

$1,000,000

GI

Fort Scott

US-54

$1,500,000

SP

Independence

US-160

$400,000

SP

Independence

US-160

$400,000

GI

Madison

K-58

$1,500,000

PR

Parsons

US-59

$1,250,000

South Central Kansas

PR

Anthony

K-44

$900,000

SP

El Dorado

US-77

$400,000

SP

Great Bend

US-281/US-56

$400,000

PR

Hoisington

K-4

$1,250,000

PR

Kingman

US-54

$1,250,000

SP

Larned

US-56

$400,000

PR

Pratt

US-281

$750,000

PR

Wellington

US-81

$1,250,000

SP

Winfield

US-160

$400,000

Southwest Kansas

SP

Dodge City

US-50

$400,000

PR

Lakin

K-25

$1,250,000

PR

Ness City

K-96

$1,000,000

GI

Ulysses

US-160

$1,500,000

TOTAL:

$28,650,000

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