The City of Lawrence, Kansas received a $160,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The purpose of the grant is to develop a Vision Zero Safety Action Plan for the cities of Lawrence, Eudora, and Baldwin City. The plan will focus on improving roadway safety and preventing fatalities and serious injuries involving pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, and...
The Geary County Clerk was awarded a $160,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The grant supports the development of a county-level Road Safety Action Plan to improve transportation safety and reduce fatal and serious injuries among all road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders, and motorists. The grant will fund data analysis, stakeholder engagement,...
The County of Leavenworth, Kansas received a $280,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The grant funding will support the development of the Leavenworth County Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan. This plan aims to improve roadway safety and significantly reduce or eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries involving various users such as pedestrians, bicyclists,...
This $2,991,072.54 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program will fund infrastructure improvements to Bridges #206 and #207 on U.S. Route 75 in Shawnee County, Kansas. The project scope includes replacing finger joints, patching the deck, applying a polymer overlay, replacing 33-foot approach slabs, rebuilding abutment backwalls, and providing temporary shoring. The Kansas Department...
The Kansas Department of Transportation was awarded a $414,900 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on January 10, 2023 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant will support the development of Local Road Safety Plans in 19 counties across Kansas. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in providing for construction, preservation, and improvement of highways. This particular award will...
The Kansas Department of Transportation received a $494,701.58 Formula Grant award on July 21, 2022 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support a study for vulnerable road user safety assessment through data analysis, GIS mapping, and the development of a draft and final report. The study will also provide guidance on analyzing pedestrian and bicycle crash data to support the State's Strategic Highway...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $187,500 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on October 26, 2021 to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The funding supports the Safe Routes to School Outreach and Education Program in Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. As part of the Federal-aid Highway Program, this award will assist the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City in delivering Safe Routes to...
The Kansas Department of Transportation received a $764,871.84 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on July 21, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support a study for vulnerable road user safety assessment, including data analysis, GIS mapping, and the development of a draft and final report. The study will also provide guidance on analyzing pedestrian and bicycle crash data to support Kansas' State...
The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission received an $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The grant will fund the development of a regional safety action plan to eliminate transportation fatalities and injuries across jurisdictions in southeast Kansas. The planning process will involve data collection, analysis, stakeholder engagement, and feasibility studies...
The City of Mission, KS was awarded a $160,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) grant program. The grant funding will support the development of a comprehensive transportation safety action plan for the city. Key activities include data collection, stakeholder engagement, and identification of infrastructure improvements to enhance transportation safety for all road users, such as...