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| The KDOT Transportation Alternatives Program helps fund facilities for improved bike and pedestrian paths, and Safe Routes to School, as well as other project types. |
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has selected
23 projects for inclusion in its Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for
Federal Fiscal Year 2020.
Eligible projects under this federal program include
facilities for pedestrians and bicycles; scenic or historical highway programs;
landscaping and scenic beautification; historic preservation of transportation
facilities; conversion of abandoned railway corridors to trails; control or
removal of outdoor advertising; archaeological planning and research related to
transportation; and the Safe Routes to School program.
KDOT received 46 applications from eligible project
sponsors requesting nearly $36.9 million in federal funds. Cities and counties
across the state submitted applications for the TA program, which were received
during an open application period from June 14, 2018, to Sept. 10, 2018.
“We were happy to see so many quality applications
from across the state this year. This proves how popular the TA program is and
how important these types of projects are to Kansas communities,” said Matt
Messina, Coordinator of the Transportation Alternatives Program for KDOT. “The
main goals of the TA program are to help provide communities with more
transportation options and to preserve or improve what they already have, and
that’s what these projects will do.”
KDOT reviews and evaluates every application and makes
selections based on criteria developed using input from various internal
departments and external partners, such as safety and network improvements,
cost estimates, project readiness, public support and other factors such as
geography and funding distribution. All project sponsors are required to
provide at least 20 percent of the cost as a local cash match and are 100
percent responsible for non-participating items.
For a full list of the projects go here.
For a full list of the projects go here.
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