Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly recently announced that four Kansas infrastructure projects are receiving nearly $45.3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program.
One project that received RAISE funding is the Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Canal Route Modernization Study.
“The RAISE grant is a way for communities, large and small, to address transportation infrastructure by leveraging local investment to capture federal dollars,” said Kansas Secretary of Transportation Calvin Reed in a press release announcing the funding. “RAISE also provides the opportunity for KDOT to advance planning activities, as is the case with the Canal Route Modernization Study, that will position future investment in critical Kansas infrastructure. Congratulations to the awarded communities.”
KDOT was awarded $1.6 million to assist the agency in developing transportation design options, with community input, for infrastructure replacement along a 5.5-mile segment of Interstate 135.
The study area includes 53 bridges, two of which are the largest in Kansas, two interchanges, and four pedestrian bridges. It connects to I-35 and the Interstate 235 bypass and carries more than 87,000 vehicles daily.
The three projects that were awarded RAISE grants and received assistance from the Hub are:
- Countywide Trails Planning and Design: Coffey County, $2,645,000. This project will aid Coffey County in planning and designing about 47 miles of a multi-use trail system within six communities.
- Road Repair and Rehabilitation Project: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, $16,021,301.
This project will improve approximately 14 miles of roadway within the boundaries of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and construct approximately 2.5 miles of walking trails. - Pathways for Progress: City of Topeka, $25,000,000.
This project will assist the City of Topeka in constructing about 50 miles of new or improved sidewalks compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Source: The Office of the Governor of Kansas, Kindyradio.com
