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Kansas communities receive $5M in infrastructure funding

A selection of 27 counties and three cities in Kansas were chosen to receive grants through the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program. Funding will be used to improve deficient or rapidly deteriorating structures across the state.

Governor Laura Kelly has announced that over $5 million has been given to communities chosen to get Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program grants.

Governor Laura Kelly says she and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz have announced the recipients of over $5 million being made available statewide as part of the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program.

According to Gov. Kelly, the KLBIP is a state-local partnership initiative that is part of the Eisenhower Transportation Legacy Program, or IKE, which is a decade-long transportation program approved by the Kansas Legislature in 2020 and signed into law by herself, in order to address the needs of infrastructure statewide.

Kelly said 2020′s KLBIP recipients include 27 counties and three cities that will get a combined total of $5.1 million.

“Congratulations to the Kansas communities that submitted successful applications and for securing local matching funds for bridge projects that are critical to their community’s success,” Kelly said. “Improving the overall transportation system across our state is integral to our economic recovery, and an important step forward as we work to invest in and rebuild our state’s foundation.”