TOPEKA — Kansas Highway Patrol Capt. Candice Breshears can speak from experience about the danger of parking a cruiser on the side of a road perilously close to car and truck traffic. “I’ve been struck…

Work is expected to be completed in three weeks, weather permitting. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has started work on a concrete pavement patching project on U.S. 169 in Allen County.The work zone is…

TOPEKA — Atchison County Commissioner Casey Quinn said several unsuccessful applications were submitted for a piece of cost-share funding from the Kansas Department of Transportation to make safety improvements to well-traveled Ottawa Road.On Tuesday, the…

Truck drivers hauling material to and from Monarch Cement Co. in Humboldt face a particularly troublesome stretch of road on K-39 west of Chanute toward Fredonia.  Kent Webber, president of Monarch, shared his concerns about…

Federal grants brought a huge influx of cash to transportation projects in recent years, Kansas Department of Transportation leaders reported at Thursday’s Local Consult meeting. In addition to seeking input on projects, the state officials…

State transportation officials will meet in Iola next week as part of a multi-stop tour to discuss regional transportation project priorities.  The Kansas Department of Transportation is hosting nine meetings in October as part of…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation earmarked $42.3 million in federal funding to support $6.4 million in local government investment over the next two years to improve safety of nearly three dozen city or…

TOPEKA — Kansas Department of Transportation secretary Calvin Reed pointed to workforce shortages as a significant challenge to the state’s multibillion-dollar, 10-year Eisenhower transportation program. Reed, nominated by Gov. Laura Kelly and endorsed by the…

A pair of light towers at the intersection of U.S. 169 and U.S. 54 at the east edge of Iola will soon be replaced. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release Wednesday…

Warren Ebberts, a construction manager with the Kansas Department of Transportation, was recently recognized for his 25 years with the state agency.  In a press release, KDOT officials expressed their appreciation for Ebberts’ “long-term dedication”…