News and Announcements

News Releases - 2020

Why that KDOT plow truck is not going faster  (12/31/20)

Herrick celebrates 30 years of service at KDOT  (12/18/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (12/18/20)

Local Bridge Improvement Program recipients selected  (12/17/20)

Don’t let impaired driving bring a tragic end to 2020  (12/17/20)

KDOT kicks off first Active Transportation Plan in 25 years  (12/15/20)

KDOT announces approved November bids  (12/10/20)

Hale named KDOT Director of Communications  (11/30/20)

KDOT announces Kansas airport improvement projects  (11/24/20)

Gardner celebrates 30 years of service at KDOT  (11/19/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (11/19/20)

KanDrive app, text alerts now available to assist travelers  (11/18/20)

Governor Announces More Than $6 Million in Local Transportation, Technology Projects  (11/12/20)

Schieber named KDOT Director of Project Delivery  (11/10/20)

Adams named KDOT Director of Field Operations  (11/10/20)

KDOT announces 25 approved October bids  (11/5/20)

KDOT demonstrates disaster response using drones  (11/4/20)

Bridge maintenance project on I-470 in Topeka to begin Oct. 30  (10/22/20)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (10/22/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (10/21/20)

Deer-vehicle collisions highest in fall  (10/20/20)

New KanDrive provides motorists more travel information  (10/19/20)

KDOT workers at crashes: They’ve seen the toll, they’ve felt the toll  (10/8/20)

KDOT announces 26 approved September bids  (10/7/20)

KDOT announces short line rail improvement projects  (10/6/20)

October designated as Pedestrian Safety Month  (10/5/20)

KDOT accepting applications for FTA programs  (10/1/20)

Henthorne selected as Bureau Chief at KDOT  (9/28/20)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (9/24/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (9/16/20)

KDOT announces approved August bids  (9/14/20)

KDOT’s Cost Share Program applications being accepted  (9/3/20)

Whitworth selected as KDOT’s Director of Safety  (9/1/20)

Thompson retires after long KDOT career  (8/31/20)

Driver education programs can receive financial assistance  (8/28/20)

Anderson named KDOT Fiscal Bureau Chief  (8/24/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (8/21/20)

Kansas is committed to keeping our roads safe this Labor Day holiday travel period  (8/20/20)

Secretary Lorenz celebrates I-70 milestone near Kanorado  (8/20/20)

New transportation technology program funding available  (8/20/20)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (8/19/20)

Kansas celebrates 50th anniversary of I-70 completion  (8/19/20)

Kansas transportation safety awards announced  (8/17/20)

KDOT requesting comment on draft 2021 STIP  (8/6/20)

Reed named KDOT Director of Engineering and Design  (8/4/20)

Updated: Kansas Department of Transportation Proposes Safety Rule Regulating Minimum Railroad Crew Size  (7/27/20)

U.S. 50 T-WORKS project in Lyon County now underway  (7/20/20)

Groundbreaking for delayed U.S. 50 T-WORKS project  (7/17/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (7/17/20)

KDOT announces approved June bids  (7/16/20)

Cities to receive $18.5 million for road improvement projects  (7/15/20)

Governor Laura Kelly Announce KDOT’s Cost Share Program Recipients  (7/9/20)

New Cost Share Transportation Projects to be Announced  (7/7/20)

KDOT creates new Short Line Rail Improvement Fund  (7/1/20)

Enforcement campaign aims to get Kansans home safely this 4th of July weekend  (6/30/20)

KDOT announces State Rail Service Improvement Fund projects  (6/29/20)

KDOT wants to remind the public that according to state law, all rights of way on state highways are to be used exclusively for highway purpose.  (6/22/20)

KDOT calls for Transportation Alternatives Program project concepts  (6/19/20)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (6/18/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (6/17/20)

Governor Laura Kelly Celebrates 50 Years of I-70 in Kansas  (6/17/20)

Political signs not allowed on highway right of way  (6/16/20)

KDOT announces approved May bids  (6/15/20)

New Kansas Bicycle Map now available  (6/8/20)

KDOT announces approved April bids  (5/20/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (5/18/20)

Forty highway projects selected for IKE development pipeline  (5/14/20)

New highway projects to be announced  (5/11/20)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (4/28/20)

KDOT announces approved March bids  (4/21/20)

Close calls in highway work zones occur all too often  (4/20/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (4/16/20)

Governor signs new IKE transportation program bill  (4/3/20)

KDOT’s Cost Share Program deadline postponed  (3/25/20)

KDOT extends deadline for harvesting right of way permits  (3/24/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (3/18/20)

KDOT announces approved February letting bids  (3/23/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (3/18/20)

Counties to receive $4.6 million for road safety improvement projects  (3/13/20)

Counties to receive $4.6 million for road safety improvement projects KDOT Secretary named Vice President of MAASTO">KDOT Secretary named Vice President of MAASTO  (3/11/20)

KDOT partners with tech companies to grow Kansas Aviation  (3/11/20)

33 statewide transit projects selected by KDOT  (3/10/20)

Public invited to Transit Day March 10 at Capitol  (3/9/20)

U.S. 281 T-WORKS project kicks off with groundbreaking ceremony  (3/6/20)

Groundbreaking for U.S. 54 T-WORKS project celebrated in Seward County  (3/6/20)

UPDATE: Location changed for U.S. 54 groundbreaking event  (3/5/20)

Groundbreaking for U.S. 54 project set for March 6  (3/3/20)

Groundbreaking for U.S. 281 project  (3/2/20)

KDOT awards $8.6 million in Transportation Alternatives projects  (2/28/20)

KDOT announces aviation art contest winners  (2/25/20)

Groundbreaking for U.S. 169 project celebrated at Welda  (2/21/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (2/19/20)

Groundbreaking for U.S. 169 project set for Feb. 21  (2/18/20)

KDOT to certify 20 employees as drone operators  (2/13/20)

Kansas Governor moves transportation plan FORWARD  (2/12/20)

KDOT’s Cost Share Program accepting applications for spring 2020  (2/3/20)

KDOT announces approved January bids  (1/31/20)

A nice, personal turn of events in U.S. 54 closure  (1/30/20)

Legislation for next transportation plan introduced  (1/29/20)

KDOT announces Kansas airport improvement projects  (1/29/20)

Burdiek celebrates 40 years of service at KDOT  (1/21/20)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (1/21/20)

KDOT announces approved December bids  (1/9/20)

KDOT accepting Transportation Safety award nominations  (1/8/20)

New law requires escort vehicle drivers to be registered  (1/7/20)