Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed have announced that 27 local and off-system bridge projects across Kansas will receive a combined total of $40.5 million in state and federal funding as part of two local bridge improvement programs.
Combined with matching funds from the awarded cities and counties, the total project value is over $46.5 million. By reshaping the local bridge programs, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) more than doubled its annual funding as part of the existing Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE).
KDOT will award about $20 million through the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program (KLBIP) in Fiscal Year 2026. The funds will go to 11 bridge replacement projects. KDOT will award $20.5 million through the Off-System Bridge program (OSB) in Fiscal Year 2027 to fund 16 projects across the state. The OSB program was established to comply with federal requirements to use a specific portion of federal funds for bridges not on the federal-aid system.
There is one off-system bridge program in Geary County and one in Riley County.
Riley County
Lasita Road over Timber Creek 1.0 mile north, 6.0 miles west of city of Riley, Local Match, $66,614, Maximum Funds Awarded, $600,000.
Geary County
McNeal Road over East Branch Humboldt Creek 5.0 miles south and 12.0 miles east of Junction City, Local Match $104,834, Maximum Funds Awarded $800,000.