Quality
of Kansas roads top 90 percent,
far
exceeding performance targets
The past year
was a very smooth ride for travelers on the Kansas highway system.
Kansas Department of Transportation Interim Secretary Richard Carlson today
announced that Kansas roads exceeded performance targets for both interstate
and non-interstate miles in fiscal year 2016. Interstate miles earning the rank
of “good” hit 96.7 percent, far exceeding the 85 percent performance target;
non-interstate miles hit 91.7 percent, also passing the category target of 80
percent.
“Over the years, Kansans have come to expect a great highway system and I’m
proud the numbers show that’s what we’ve continued to deliver,” said Secretary
Richard Carlson. “The performance scores are well above the targets for both
interstate and non-interstate roads, and we intend to continue to provide a
system that protects the health and economic well-being of Kansans.”
This
marks the fifth consecutive fiscal year Kansas roads have exceeded performance
targets under the Brownback administration.
“Kansas
has a history of outstanding roads and I’m proud to continue that tradition,” said
Governor Sam Brownback. “These high performing roads are made possible by
dedicated KDOT employees and I thank them for contributing to the success of
Kansas roads.”
The
pavement condition rating is based on a combined score of surface roughness and
surface distress, such as cracking or rutting. Every single mile of the state’s
10,000-mile system is evaluated annually.
Any chance we could get a link to the report and the standard specifications and annotations those specs have undergone?
ReplyDeleteNathan,
ReplyDeleteKDOT has always been open and transparent about our roads and infrastructure. Because of that KDOT has a page on its website that explains how our infrastructures are doing. You can find that here:
https://kdotapp.ksdot.org/perfmeasures/
Feel free to explore the site. We hope that this will help answer your questions.